# NTSB Accident SEA00LA096
> **AS+ (RUSSIA) AS-4** · 2000-05-29 · EPHRATA, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA096
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21129
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-05-29
- **Location:** EPHRATA, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.26902, -119.589683
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** AS+ (RUSSIA)
- **Model:** AS-4
- **Registration:** N1995M
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision by not immediately seeking a safe landing site upon encountering the sink.  A factor was the high vegetation (sagebrush).

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