Accident · 1996-01-04

NTSB case CHI96LA071 · Piper PA-31-350 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1996-01-04
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-31-350 (N111UC)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to properly align the airplane for a safe landing on the runway. Related factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, snow, the snow-covered runway, and snowbanks on the sides of the runway.

Source: NTSB case CHI96LA071

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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