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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-285 · Tutwiler, MS · August 12, 1979

Date
August 12, 1979 · 18:00 local
Place
Tutwiler, MS
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N56664
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA79FKQ21
Reported as
Piper PA36285
Reported engine
Continental 6285A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,305 total700 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine quit when approaching spray area. Landed in bean field. Aircraft burned. Found engine valve stem separated.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE QUIT WHEN APPROACHING SPRAY AREA. LANDED IN BEAN FIELD. AIRCRAFT BURNED. FOUND ENGINE VALVE STEM SEPARATED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.