# NTSB Accident SEA98LA121
> **Cessna 172L** · 1998-07-13 · LAPWAI, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA121
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10704
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-13
- **Location:** LAPWAI, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.319564, -116.780075
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172L
- **Registration:** N2885Q
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate preflight planning or preparation from unsuitable terrain.  Factors include an embedded railroad tie in the takeoff path, and high vegetation..

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