# NTSB Accident IAD99LA029
> **Piper PA-32RT-300** · 1999-02-07 · MEDINA, OH, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD99LA029
- **Event ID:** 20001205X00171
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1999-02-07
- **Location:** MEDINA, OH, USA
- **Coordinates:** 41.129508, -81.859848
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 3
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32RT-300
- **Registration:** N31975
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Was the pilot's failure to remove snow from the horizontal stabilator prior to take-off and his improper decision to depart downwind.  Factors in the accident were the heavy snow squall and tailwind.

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