# Accident 19940114000409A: Piper PA23150, Dowagiac, MI, January 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1994, 07:45 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9800° N, 86.1091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9800&lon=-86.1091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1346P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1346P-2012-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23 (registry code 7102302, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23150
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 240 total, 63 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940114000409A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART SNOW AND ICE COVERED RUNWAY IN SNOW STORM. VEERED INTO SNOWBANK RUNWAY EDGE. FAILED TO TIMELY ABORT

## 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 CHI94LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA064), Jan 14, 1994: Piper PA-23-150 (N1346P), Dowagiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot not maintaining directional control during the takeoff ground roll. Factors related to the accident were the icy, snow covered runway and poor preflight planning/preparation.

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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