# NTSB Accident SEA97LA010
> **Piper PA-36-300** · 1996-10-10 · PROSSER, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA010
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06976
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-10
- **Location:** PROSSER, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.120948, -119.679801
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-36-300
- **Registration:** N2331Y
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the terrain, while en route to an apple orchard that he intended to spray.  A factor relating to the accident was: the turbulent wind condition over the hills.

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