# NTSB Accident CHI94LA305
> **PIPER PA-28-140** · 1994-08-28 · JACKSON, MN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI94LA305
- **Event ID:** 20001206X02026
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1994-08-28
- **Location:** JACKSON, MN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.61906, -94.979438
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N1197X
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff and his delay in aborting the takeoff.  Factors in the accident were the soft terrain and the ditch.

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