# Accident 19940617015499A: Piper PA23250, Kent, OH, June 17, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Kent, OH
- Airport: Kent State Univ Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1407° N, 81.3601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1407&lon=-81.3601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5257Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5257Y-2011-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-23-250 (registry code 7102308, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-23-250) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA23250
- Reported engine: LYC O540A1D5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940617015499A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A CREEK. NO ANOMALIES FOUND.

## 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 BFO94LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA101), Jun 17, 1994: Piper PA-23-250B (N5257Y), Kent, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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