# NTSB Accident WPR09LA343
> **CESSNA U206G** · 2009-07-14 · Yellow Pine, ID, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR09LA343
- **Event ID:** 20090714X94013
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2009-07-14
- **Location:** Yellow Pine, ID, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.979442, -115.460556
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** CESSNA
- **Model:** U206G
- **Registration:** N71BS
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the trees while taking off in a high-density altitude. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's failure to perform pre-takeoff performance calculations, his positioning of the elevator trim in a nose-down position, and the discrepancy between the airplane's flap positioning lever and the actual position of the flaps.

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