# NTSB Accident SEA00LA051
> **Weatherly 620B** · 2000-03-13 · ODELL, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA051
- **Event ID:** 20001212X20737
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-03-13
- **Location:** ODELL, OR, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Weatherly
- **Model:** 620B
- **Registration:** N9040V
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude over, or clearance with, a tree.  Factors contributing to the occurrence of the accident were the tree and sharply rising terrain.  A factor contributing to the severity of the accident was a post-crash fuel fire.

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