Accident Cessna 414 N6814R, Sunday 19 January 1992

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Date:	Sunday 19 January 1992
Time:	18:30 LT
Type:	Cessna 414
Owner/operator:	Black Swan Rent/lease
Registration:	N6814R
MSN:	414A0638
Year of manufacture:	1981
Engine model:	Continental TSIO-520-NB
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Gaylord, MI - United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Columbus, OH (KOSU)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH A SNOW DRIFT ON THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS AT NIGHT DURING A LIGHT SNOW FALL. AFTER COLLIDING WITH THE SNOW DRIFT, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED ROUGH TERRAIN.

Probable Cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: AIRPORT SNOW REMOVAL HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED BY THE AIRPORT PERSONNEL, A DARK NIGHT WITH FALLING SNOW AND THE SNOWBANK ON THE RUNWAY.

Accident investigation: