# NTSB Accident CHI03LA038
> **Piper PA28-181** · 2002-12-13 · Greensburg, IN, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA038
- **Event ID:** 20021217X05615
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-12-13
- **Location:** Greensburg, IN, USA
- **Coordinates:** 39.326946, -85.522499
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28-181
- **Registration:** N793MA
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.  Contributing factors included inadequate planning/decision by the pilot for attempting to depart from the slush covered runway, the slush covered runway itself, and the falling snow.

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