# NTSB Accident SEA98LA132
> **Grumman American AA-5B** · 1998-07-12 · CHICO HOT SPRGS, MT, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA98LA132
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10713
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-07-12
- **Location:** CHICO HOT SPRGS, MT, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.310844, -110.760925
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman American
- **Model:** AA-5B
- **Registration:** N28299
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's selection of the wrong runway for takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident were high density altitude, rising terrain and a fence post.

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