# Accident 19890822031239A: Piper PA36285, Atmore, AL, August 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1989, 08:45 local time
- Place: Atmore, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LLEG
- Location: 31.0209° N, 87.4903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0209&lon=-87.4903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57581 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,271 total, 818 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89DKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031239A

## Narrative

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

DESCENDED TOO LOW INTO FIELD TO BE SPRAYED. WHEELS CAUGHT IN CROP AND AIRCRAFT CRASHED.

## 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 ATL89DKJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89DKJ10), Aug 22, 1989: Piper PA-36-285 (N57581), Atmore, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES (THE CROP) DURING AN AGRICULTURAL 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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