# Accident 19970721047119A: Piper PA36285, Hill City, KS, July 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1997, 09:30 local time
- Place: Hill City, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3591° N, 99.8402° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3591&lon=-99.8402&mi=10
- Aircraft: N268JW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N268JW-2013-07-09) (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 CHI97LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970721047119A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HILL CITY, KS AIRPORT (HLC) ENROUTE TO A LOCAL FLIGHT FOR THE PURPOSE OF AGRICULTURE SPRAYING. AFTER DEPARTURE AFTER CLIMBING TO 50 FT. A/C ENGINE BEGAN LOSING POWER. A/C WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE AND MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A TERRACED FIELD. INITIAL INVESTIGATION REVEALED POSSIBLE CYLINDER FAILURE.

## 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 CHI97LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA217), Jul 21, 1997: Piper PA-36-285 (N268JW), Hill City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the sustained partial loss of engine power due to low compression on one cylinder and the rough, uneven terrain.

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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