# NTSB Accident SEA04LA039
> **Piper PA-18-150** · 2004-02-08 · McCall, ID, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA04LA039
- **Event ID:** 20040212X00185
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-02-08
- **Location:** McCall, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.937221, -116.10028
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-18-150
- **Registration:** N5753Z
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The failure of the right rear ski cable and the owner's improper substitution of the right rear ski cable with an unapproved ski cable.  A factor was the slushy snow.

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