Accident · 1997-01-13

NTSB case CHI97LA051 · Piper PA-32-260 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1997-01-13
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Piper PA-32-260 (N33797)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll. A factor associated with the accident was the snowbank which the airplane contacted.

Source: NTSB case CHI97LA051

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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