# Accident 19961010031459A: Piper PA36300, Kennewick, WA, October 10, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1996
- Place: Kennewick, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Location: 46.1209° N, 119.6798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1209&lon=-119.6798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2331Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2331Y-1998-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961010031459A

## Narrative

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

CRASHED DURING AERIAL APPLICATION.

## 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 SEA97LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA010), Oct 10, 1996: Piper PA-36-300 (N2331Y), Prosser, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from the terrain, while en route to an apple orchard that he intended to spray. A factor relating to the accident was: the turbulent wind condition over the…

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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