# NTSB Accident SEA98FA040
> **Freije LANCAIR IV** · 1998-02-26 · GARWOOD, ID, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98FA040
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09609
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-02-26
- **Location:** GARWOOD, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.779941, -116.710914
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Freije
- **Model:** LANCAIR IV
- **Registration:** N109GF
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control after entering known adverse weather.  Related factors were, the pilot's failure to follow the published IFR departure procedures, low ceilings and snow, and the pilot's lack of recent instrument experience.

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