# NTSB Accident CHI97TA070
> **Cessna 172** · 1997-02-15 · OCONTO, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI97TA070
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07394
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-02-15
- **Location:** OCONTO, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.889556, -87.859558
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172
- **Registration:** N61914
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the failure of the pilot to maintain proper runway alignment and thus clearance with the snow drifts during takeoff.  A factor was the distance the snow drifts extended past the runway edge.

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