# NTSB Accident CHI95LA331
> **PIPER PA-28** · 1995-09-26 · POSEYVILLE, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI95LA331
- **Event ID:** 20001207X04467
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1995-09-26
- **Location:** POSEYVILLE, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.170261, -87.779273
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-28
- **Registration:** N39999
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's poor judgement in making a night takeoff on an unlit runway and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment.  Factors associated with the accident were the hay bale, the night conditions and the unlit runway.

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