# NTSB Accident SEA02LA167
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 2002-08-28 · Big Creek, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA02LA167
- **Event ID:** 20020904X01527
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-08-28
- **Location:** Big Creek, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.116664, -115.321662
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5781F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted takeoff. Factors include high density altitude, variable winds, and a ditch near the point where the aircraft departed the side of the runway.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=SEA02LA167) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*