# NTSB Accident WPR24FA291
> **AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT 8GCBC** · 2024-09-01 · Meeteetse, WY, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR24FA291
- **Event ID:** 20240901195035
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2024-09-01
- **Location:** Meeteetse, WY, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.006402, -109.29339
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AMERICAN CHAMPION AIRCRAFT
- **Model:** 8GCBC
- **Registration:** N23BD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s decision to continue the flight over rising terrain at a low altitude in a high-elevation, high-density-altitude environment.

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