# Accident 19960620047679A: Piper PA36285, Hazelton, ID, June 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1996, 09:53 local time
- Place: Hazelton, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.5810° N, 114.0695° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5810&lon=-114.0695&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9970P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9970P-2008-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 6-285-A (registry code 17038, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36285
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960620047679A

## Narrative

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

(-16) ON 06/20/96, N9970P, PIPER PA-36, DEPARTED HAZELTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT ENROUTE FOR LOCAL SPRAYING OPERATION. PILOT STARTED AT 60 MPH ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, AIRCRAFT SEEMED SLOW, NOT DEVELOPING POWER. PILOT EXECUTED TAKE-OFF AND SUBSEQUENTLY CRASHED IN FIELD APPROXIMATELY ONE-QUARTER MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. NO INJURY TO PILOT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED, I.E., MLG SEPARATION FROM AIRCRAFT, (ENTIRE ASSEMBLY - CAUSING LONGERON DAMAGE), ENGINE FIREWALL COMPROMISED, LEADING EDGE WING DAMAGE, ETC. NTSB INVESTIGATION STILL PENDING. ENGINE TEARDOWN A POSSIBILITY.

## 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 SEA96LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96LA132), Jun 20, 1996: Piper PA-36-285 (N9970P), Hazleton, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: partial loss of engine power for undetermined reason(s). Factors relating to the accident were: high density altitude; the pilot's delay in dumping the entire chemical load, when he first perceived a…

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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