# Accident 19870721038819A: Piper PA36285, Nickerson, KS, July 21, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1987, 07:10 local time
- Place: Nickerson, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NEYG
- Location: 38.1392° N, 98.0794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1392&lon=-98.0794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9935P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9935P-1989-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: LYC IO720A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC87DCQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DCQ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870721038819A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED AND BURNED AFTER A PULLUP FROM A SPRAY RUN. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 MKC87DCQ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87DCQ03), Jul 21, 1987: Piper PA-36 (N9935P), Nickerson, KS, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N9935P (1)

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

- [Incident 19790710018699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790710018699I), Jul 10, 1979: Piper PA36285 (N9935P), Fairbury, NE, Minor damage. Engine rapidly lost power after takeoff. Cylinder barrel exploded.

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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