# NTSB Accident SEA97LA009
> **Globe GC-1B** · 1996-10-10 · CALDWELL, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA009
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06975
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-10
- **Location:** CALDWELL, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.659576, -116.630004
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Globe
- **Model:** GC-1B
- **Registration:** N3228K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude to the runway, while on final approach to land.  The sunglare was a related factor.

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