# Accident 19931010038529A: Piper PA36285, Estelline, TX, October 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1993, 15:37 local time
- Place: Estelline, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: JFPA
- Location: 34.5195° N, 100.5303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5195&lon=-100.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57577, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57577-1996-08-22) (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: CONT 6285C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,925 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931010038529A

## Narrative

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

DURING SWATH RUN STRUCK COTTON TRAILER AND TWO TRUCKS. BURNED. PILOT DIED DUE TO SPILL OF TOXIC CHEMICAL AND FIRE.

## 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 FTW94FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA009), Oct 10, 1993: Piper PA-36-285 (N57577), Estelline, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: CLEARANCE NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT.

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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