# NTSB Accident NYC93LA056
> **PIPER PA-23-250** · 1993-01-29 · WEST DOVER, VT, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** NYC93LA056
- **Event ID:** 20001211X11748
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1993-01-29
- **Location:** WEST DOVER, VT, USA
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 5
- **Total aboard:** 5
## Aircraft
- **Make:** PIPER
- **Model:** PA-23-250
- **Registration:** N40586
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, AND HIS INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTIONS, RESULTING IN A COLLISION WITH A SNOWBANK. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE ICE COVERED RUNWAY AND THE SNOWBANK ALONG THE RUNWAY EDGES.

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