# NTSB Accident CHI98LA330
> **Piper PA-32-260** · 1998-08-28 · SAULT STE MARIE, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA330
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10817
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-08-28
- **Location:** SAULT STE MARIE, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 46.480735, -84.360748
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-32-260
- **Registration:** N4887S
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain clearance between the airplane and the runway marker.  A factor contributing to this accident was the runway marker.

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