# NTSB Accident SEA05LA067
> **Hoover Challenger II STD** · 2005-03-26 · La Grande, OR, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA05LA067
- **Event ID:** 20050404X00398
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2005-03-26
- **Location:** La Grande, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.224998, -118.035278
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 2
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Hoover
- **Model:** Challenger II STD
- **Registration:** N4018G
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's VFR flight into IMC and his failure to maintain clearance with terrain during cruise flight.  Factors were the existing weather conditions that included low ceilings, snow, obscuration, and the mountainous, rising terrain.

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