# NTSB Accident CHI97LA051
> **Piper PA-32-260** · 1997-01-13 · St. Ignace, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97LA051
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07266
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-13
- **Location:** St. Ignace, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 45.894361, -84.733355
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 6
- **Total aboard:** 6
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N33797
- **FAR Part:** 135
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the takeoff roll.  A factor associated with the accident was the snowbank which the airplane contacted.

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