# Accident 19900831037759A: Piper PA36300, Colby, KS, August 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Colby, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HIXG
- Location: 39.3802° N, 101.0408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3802&lon=-101.0408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2329Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2329Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,410 total, 2,100 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCQ01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900831037759A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED FLEW INTO AREA OF DEAD AIR ON A SPRAY RUN. UNABLE RECOVER,DROPPED LEVEL TO GROUND. LOAD NOT DUMPED.

## 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 CHI90DCQ01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCQ01), Aug 31, 1990: Piper PA 36-300 (N2329Y), Mingo, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL/MUSH BEING ENCOUNTERED BY THE PIC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A TAILWIND AND A LOAD JETTISON NOT PERFORMED.

## Other reports on N2329Y (1)

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

- [Accident 20000601006469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000601006469A), Jun 1, 2000: Piper PA36300 (N2329Y), Oakley, KS, No damage. (-23) While back taxing on the runway at Oakley, Kansas a very strong wind gust caused the plot to lose directional control. The aircraft exited the runway,…

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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