# NTSB Accident SEA98LA043
> **Piper PA-38-112** · 1998-03-11 · DUBOIS, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA043
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09778
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-03-11
- **Location:** DUBOIS, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.219963, -112.370948
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-38-112
- **Registration:** N2438L
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The student pilot's misjudgment of altitude/clearance and overloading of the nose gear. A contributing factor was the snow-covered turf runway.

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