# NTSB Accident CHI98LA203
> **Piper PA28-151** · 1998-06-17 · JEFFERSON, IA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI98LA203
- **Event ID:** 20001211X10249
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1998-06-17
- **Location:** JEFFERSON, IA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.009109, -94.370155
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 4
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA28-151
- **Registration:** N6771F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's lack of total experience in this type of aircraft and his failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff.  A factor was the ditch.

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*Source: [NTSB CAROL](https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search?source=ntsb&type=event&ntsb_number=CHI98LA203) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*