# Accident 19930225003679A: Piper PA28161, Marshfield, WI, February 25, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1993, 14:00 local time
- Place: Marshfield, WI
- Airport: Marshfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: HPVV
- Location: 44.6608° N, 90.1694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6608&lon=-90.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3044N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3044N-2024-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-161 (registry code 7102803, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-161) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28161
- Reported engine: LYC O320D3G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19 total, 6 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA097) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930225003679A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND VEERED INTO SNOWBANK ON EDGE OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI93LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA097), Feb 25, 1993: Piper PA-28-161 (N3044N), Marshfield, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN.

## Other reports on N3044N (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240201003839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240201003839I), Feb 1, 2024: Piper PA-28-161 (N3044N), Fort Atkinson, WI, Minor damage. Pilot was landing at 61C and on the roll out struck a deer which caused damage to the aircraft and broke the landing gear. There were no injuries.
- [Incident 19820128007149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820128007149I), Jan 28, 1982: Piper PA28161 (N3044N), Eau Claire, WI, Minor damage. Lost control on ice patches on runway during takeoff. Struck snowbank on runway edge.

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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