# Accident 19971202036959A: Piper PA46350P, Vicksburg, MI, December 2, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Vicksburg, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1199° N, 85.5304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1199&lon=-85.5304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6295Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6295Z-2000-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA 46-350P (registry code 7104620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-46-350p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA46350P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI98LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971202036959A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL HITTING A DIP IN RUNWAY AFTER ABORTING TAKEOFF. (-23) AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO DEPART PRIVATE GRASS FIELD AT VICKSBURG MI.  FIELD WAS SOFT, WITH LARGE DIP APPROX. 1200 FT. DOWN RUNWAY ON SE END.  AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER DIP, LEFT WING STRUCK GROUND & PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AT APPROX. 45 DEGREE ANGLE.  CAME TO REST IN BACK YARD OF PRIVATE RESIDENCE.  STRUCK SEVERAL SMALL TREES.

## 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 CHI98LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI98LA052), Dec 2, 1997: Piper PA-46-350P (N6295Z), Vicksburg, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and his failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A factor was the uneven runway at the grass airstrip.

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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