# NTSB Accident SEA99LA074
> **Grumman-Schweizer G-164A** · 1999-05-27 · PRESCOTT, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA99LA074
- **Event ID:** 20001212X18898
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-05-27
- **Location:** PRESCOTT, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.350166, -118.469017
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Grumman-Schweizer
- **Model:** G-164A
- **Registration:** N9970
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll and overloading of the right landing gear strut.  Contributing factors were the soft takeoff surface, confined (narrow) takeoff surface, and high vegetation.

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