# NTSB Accident CEN14FA414
> **PIPER PA 28R-201** · 2014-08-09 · Steamboat Springs, CO, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14FA414
- **Event ID:** 20140810X90209
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-08-09
- **Location:** Steamboat Springs, CO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.34111, -106.712776
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA 28R-201
- **Registration:** N3509M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inability to maintain a climb while attempting to cross over a mountain pass in high-density altitude conditions that degraded the airplane’s climb performance. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to attempt the flight in mountainous terrain and to enter the pass in such a way that an escape maneuver was not possible.

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