# NTSB Accident SEA97LA212
> **Bellanca 7KCAB** · 1997-09-18 · OAKRIDGE, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA97LA212
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08935
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-09-18
- **Location:** OAKRIDGE, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.7397, -122.410346
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bellanca
- **Model:** 7KCAB
- **Registration:** N8509
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The first pilot's decision to perform a low altitude maneuver, and his subsequent failure to maintain altitude and clearance from trees during a low altitude maneuver.

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