# Accident 19900322005249A: Piper PA36375, Temple, OK, March 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Temple, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TDAG
- Location: 34.2695° N, 98.2293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2695&lon=-98.2293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2331X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2331X-1990-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-375 (registry code 7103620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36375
- Reported engine: LYC IO720D1C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,993 total, 3,369 in this make and model, 63 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900322005249A

## Narrative

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

LOST AILERON CONTROL WHILE CROP SPRAYING. CRASHED IN NOSE AND WING LOW ALTITUDE.AILERON TORQUE TUBE BOLT HAD FAILED

## 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 FTW90DPJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPJ03), Mar 22, 1990: Piper PA36-400 (N2331X), Temple, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF AN AILERON ATTACHMENT (BOLT) DUE TO FATIGUE.

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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