# NTSB Accident SEA97LA028
> **Piper PA-28-151** · 1996-11-07 · BRUNEAU, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA028
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07117
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-11-07
- **Location:** BRUNEAU, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.520248, -115.749603
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-151
- **Registration:** N32518
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to perform adequate preflight planning to ensure that the aircraft could complete a takeoff in the distance available.  Factors relating to the accident included: a short takeoff area, and a dirt bank at the end of the road from which the pilot attempted to depart.

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