# NTSB Accident SEA96TA046
> **Christen Industries A-1** · 1996-02-02 · LAKEVIEW, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA96TA046
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05334
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-02-02
- **Location:** LAKEVIEW, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.30957, -120.370513
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Christen Industries
- **Model:** A-1
- **Registration:** N2866B
- **FAR Part:** PUBU
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain altitude/clearance from the terrain (snow covered, frozen lake).  Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's attention being diverted to a perceived safety hazard, and lack of visual cues for pilot perception of clearance from the lake surface.

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