# NTSB Accident SEA90FA149
> **PIPER PA-22-150** · 1990-07-30 · LEAVENWORTH, WA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA90FA149
- **Event ID:** 20001212X23820
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-07-30
- **Location:** LEAVENWORTH, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 47.810298, -120.859474
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-22-150
- **Registration:** N9978D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT IN PREFLIGHT PLANNING WHEN DEPARTING TOWARD RISING TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS IN THIS ACCIDENT WERE HIS DECISION TO ATTEMPT A CLIMB-OUT WITH FULL FLAPS EXTENDED, AND THE MINIMAL PERFORMANCE DATA AVAILABLE TO HIM UPON WHICH HE COULD BASE HIS DECISION.

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