# NTSB Accident LAX98LA082
> **Piper PA-34-200T** · 1998-01-29 · CHINLE, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX98LA082
- **Event ID:** 20001211X09472
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-01-29
- **Location:** CHINLE, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.230392, -109.569221
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-34-200T
- **Registration:** N47744
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the airport personnel's failure to provide an adequate perimeter barrier to prevent animals from entering the runway area.  A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions which hindered the pilot's ability to detect animals on the runway during the overflight and prior to touchdown.

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