# NTSB Accident CEN10FA115
> **PIPER PA-25-235** · 2010-02-06 · Boulder, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN10FA115
- **Event ID:** 20100204X45658
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-02-06
- **Location:** Boulder, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.076667, -105.270553
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 3
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-25-235
- **Registration:** N8718L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other resulting in a midair collision. Contributing to the accident was the lack of perceived visual relative motion of the Piper and the Cirrus to the pilot of each airplane, the terrain background, and the overcast weather conditions making it difficult for either pilot to visually acquire the other aircraft.

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