# NTSB Accident NYC98LA033
> **Piper PA-32-300** · 1997-11-26 · JOHNSTOWN, PA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC98LA033
- **Event ID:** 20001208X09240
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-11-26
- **Location:** JOHNSTOWN, PA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.289611, -78.970314
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-300
- **Registration:** N2202U
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain direction control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.  Factors relating to this accident were: the crosswind condition, and snowbank.

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