# NTSB Accident SEA04LA057
> **Cessna A188B** · 2004-03-25 · Palouse, WA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA04LA057
- **Event ID:** 20040331X00407
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2004-03-25
- **Location:** Palouse, WA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.886112, -117.093887
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** A188B
- **Registration:** N731YZ
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's decision to takeoff downwind resulting in his inability to achieve a positive climb rate and an in-flight collision with terrain.  Factors contributing to the accident included the rising terrain and the tailwind condition.

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