# NTSB Accident SEA97LA182
> **Cessna 140** · 1997-08-04 · VANCOUVER, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA182
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08742
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-04
- **Location:** VANCOUVER, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.629314, -122.520622
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N2076N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Aircraft control was not maintained.  Continued operation with known deficiencies in equipment and movement restrictions to an exhaust valve were factors.

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