# NTSB Accident SEA97LA123
> **Piper PA-38** · 1997-05-27 · FRUITLAND, UT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA123
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08035
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-27
- **Location:** FRUITLAND, UT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.149066, -110.820785
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38
- **Registration:** N2362K
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain. Factors include his improper inflight decision to attempt to fly through a mountain pass under high density altitude conditions in an aircraft that was operating near the limits of its performance capability, high density altitude, downdrafts, and mountainous terrain.

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