# NTSB Accident SEA98LA113
> **Piper PA-18** · 1998-06-28 · BIG CREEK, ID, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA113
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10438
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-28
- **Location:** BIG CREEK, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.590755, -115.570281
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18
- **Registration:** N44536
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to an emergency landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall/mush into the terrain. A contributing factor was the high density altitude.

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