# NTSB Accident SEA98LA007
> **Cessna 185A** · 1997-10-23 · DAMASCUS, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA007
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09122
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-10-23
- **Location:** DAMASCUS, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.479408, -122.51033
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 185A
- **Registration:** N714
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** Unk
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance from terrain.  Factors relating to the accident included: darkness, and hilly/mountainous terrain.

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