Accident Piper PA-23-250B N5257Y,
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Date:Friday 17 June 1994
Time:10:30 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic PA27 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Piper PA-23-250B
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N5257Y
MSN: 27-2319
Year of manufacture:1963
Engine model:LYCOMING O-540-A1D5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Kent, OH -   United States of America
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Ravenna, OH (29G)
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AT ROTATION SPEED, THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A DOG HOUSE AND CAME TO REST IN A WATER HOLE. POST ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE CONTROL SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALIES. THE ENGINES AND THEIR PROPELLERS WERE EXAMINED WITH NO ANOMALIES NOTED. THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE AIRPLANE SINCE IT RECEIVED AN ANNUAL INSPECTION.

Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: BFO94LA101
Status: Investigation completed
Duration: 9 months
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB BFO94LA101

Location

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