# Accident 19790725022589A: Piper PA36300, Hazelhurst, GA, July 25, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hazelhurst, GA
- Airport: Hazelhurst
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.8641° N, 82.5993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazlehurst, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8641&lon=-82.5993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57880, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57880-2004-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,032 total, 150 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA79DKG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG56) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790725022589A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AG PILOT STALLED ACFT DURING TURN-AROUND ON SPRAY RUN. FACTORS; USE OF FLAPS, DOWNDRAFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA79DKG56](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG56), Jul 25, 1979: Piper PA-36 (N57880), Denton, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N57880 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19950624039079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950624039079A), Jun 24, 1995: Piper PA36300 (N57880), Ft Lauderdale, FL, Destroyed. On over ocean ferry flight. Engine quit changing to hopper fuel tank. Unable restart. Ditched. Aircraft sank.
- [Incident 19930612021629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930612021629I), Jun 12, 1993: Piper PA36285 (N57880), Hale Center, TX, Minor damage. Aircraft hit powerline during pullup on a spray run.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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