# NTSB Accident FTW97LA325
> **Piper PA-24-180** · 1997-08-23 · MARIETTA, OK, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA325
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08636
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-08-23
- **Location:** MARIETTA, OK, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.929458, -97.11975
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-24-180
- **Registration:** N177MM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DUSK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to follow procedures/directives for takeoff.  Factors were the runway's rough/uneven condition and the hilly terrain on the departure end of the runway.

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