# NTSB Accident SEA04LA021
> **Piper PA-22-135** · 2003-11-23 · Emmett, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA04LA021
- **Event ID:** 20031126X01954
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-11-23
- **Location:** Emmett, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.854167, -116.544441
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-22-135
- **Registration:** N8982C
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

Brake failure as a result of inadequate hydraulic (brake) fluid in the aircraft's closed brake system.  Contributing factors were the pilot's overall lack of experience in the aircraft make/model, the cold soaked brake system due to the low temperatures, and the embankment and ditch.

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