# NTSB Accident SEA98LA131
> **Cessna 170B** · 1998-07-12 · HAILEY, ID, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA131
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10712
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-12
- **Location:** HAILEY, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.569477, -114.210205
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 170B
- **Registration:** N3018A
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.  Contributing factors were the pilot-in-command's failure to follow procedures by the improper use of the flaps, high density altitude conditions, crosswind conditions and the tree.

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