# NTSB Accident SEA97LA014
> **Cessna 172M** · 1996-10-12 · ALBANY, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA014
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06979
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-12
- **Location:** ALBANY, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.619743, -123.129249
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172M
- **Registration:** N9579H
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the SA-750 pilot to see-and-avoid the Cessna 172, which had landed ahead of him on the same runway.  The inherent visual restrictions of the SA-750 (a tandem two-place biplane) was a related factor.

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