# Accident 19940809020929A: Piper PA34200, Marion, IA, August 9, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 1994, 07:10 local time
- Place: Marion, IA
- Airport: Marion Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 42.0302° N, 91.5810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0302&lon=-91.5810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N234KB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N234KB-1995-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,578 total, 388 in this make and model, 173 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940809020929A

## Narrative

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

VEERED ON TAKEOFF ROLL. STRUCK THREE PARKED AIRCRAFT. PASSENGER REPORTED WINDSHIELD COMPLETELY STEAMED UP.

## 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 CHI94LA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA271), Aug 9, 1994: Piper PA-34-200 (N234KB), Marion, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE AIRCRAFT PRELIGHT AND HIS FAILURE TO REMOVE THE FROST FROM THE WINDSHIELD WHICH OBSTRUCTED HIS VIEW.

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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