# NTSB Accident CHI96LA071
> **Piper PA-31-350** · 1996-01-04 · ZIONSVILLE, IN, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA071
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05109
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-01-04
- **Location:** ZIONSVILLE, IN, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-31-350
- **Registration:** N111UC
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to properly align the airplane for a safe landing on the runway.  Related factors were: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, snow, the snow-covered runway, and snowbanks on the sides of the runway.

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