# NTSB Accident SEA97LA163
> **Piper PA-18-150** · 1997-07-05 · BIG CREEK, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA163
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08505
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-05
- **Location:** BIG CREEK, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.069641, -115.970703
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N4249Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's inadequate terrain clearance and failure to maintain directional control.  Also, the overload of the aircraft's left main landing gear strut assembly.  Factors contributing to the accident were high density altitude conditions, downdrafts (associated with the lee side of mountain flying), and crosswinds.

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