# Accident 19820709038829A: Piper PA36285, North Platte, NE, July 9, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 1982, 09:30 local time
- Place: North Platte, NE
- Airport: Clinch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.1302° N, 100.7705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1302&lon=-100.7705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57738, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57738) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,646 total, 320 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820709038829A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A DITCH OFF END OF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. FLIPPED OVER. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS. LOAD DENSITY ALTITUDE A QUESTION.

## 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 MKC82FCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCJ04), Jul 9, 1982: Piper PA-36 (N57738), North Platte, NE, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N57738 (1)

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

- [Accident 19780704016579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780704016579A), Jul 4, 1978: Piper PA36285 (N57738), Bolckow, MO, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 15K. Dens alt abt 4000FT.

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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