# Accident 19831228064899A: Piper PA23250, Michigan City, IN, December 28, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 28, 1983, 07:10 local time
- Place: Michigan City, IN
- Airport: Michigan City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.7099° N, 86.8696° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7099&lon=-86.8696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54828 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC IO540*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,280 total, 421 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831228064899A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF SNOW COVERED RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI84LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA068), Dec 28, 1983: Piper PA-23-250 (N54828), Michigan City, IN, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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