# NTSB Accident DEN08LA079
> **Piper PA-28-181** · 2008-04-17 · Reserve, NM, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** DEN08LA079
- **Event ID:** 20080429X00562
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2008-04-17
- **Location:** Reserve, NM, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.701389, -108.860275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-181
- **Registration:** N6260J
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's loss of aircraft control, resulting in an inadvertent stall. Contributing factors in this accident were the sudden windshift to a gusting tailwind, an uphill runway, high density altitude, the pilot's failure to use all available runwayt, and his lack of experience in high altitude airport operations.

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