# NTSB Accident SEA97LA161
> **Cessna 170B** · 1997-07-05 · BEND, OR, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA161
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08503
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-05
- **Location:** BEND, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.070461, -121.250854
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N37RA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to attain a proper climb rate.  High density altitude and the pilot's failure to use all of the available runway were factors.

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