NONE · Piper PA-28R-200 · 1998-11-25 · HANCOCK, MI, USA
Event
NTSB number
CHI99LA038
Event ID
20001211X11393
Type
Accident
Date
1998-11-25
Location
HANCOCK, MI, USA
Coordinates
47.130615, -88.600578
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Piper
Model
PA-28R-200
Registration
N5256T
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
NDRK
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
the pilot became disoriented while taxiing at an unfamiliar airport and his failure to reduce engine power when the airplane departed the paved surface. Factors associated with the accident were the dark night condition, the pilot did not follow the correct taxi route to the runway, and the ditch which the airplane contacted.