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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA36285 · Delano, CA · May 15, 1982

Date
May 15, 1982 · 17:00 local
Place
Delano, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57734
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX82DA178
Reported as
Piper PA36285
Reported engine
Continental 6285C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,955 total835 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Engine belched black smoke and quit landed in orange grove that was being sprayed. Cause engine problem not listed.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE BELCHED BLACK SMOKE AND QUIT LANDED IN ORANGE GROVE THAT WAS BEING SPRAYED. CAUSE ENGINE PROBLEM NOT LISTED.

NTSB investigation

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