# NTSB Accident SEA00LA018
> **Piper PA18** · 1999-11-13 · MALHEUR CITY, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA018
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20177
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-11-13
- **Location:** MALHEUR CITY, OR, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA18
- **Registration:** N82553
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's excessive descent rate during an attempted precautionary landing. Factors include the pilot's intentional operation of his aircraft with a known electrical system deficiency, a malfunction of the electrical system while in flight, the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an electrical transmission line while attempting a precautionary landing, and rough terrain conditions at the location where the landing was attempted.

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