# Accident 19991005044869A: Piper PA36285, Brownfield, TX, October 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Brownfield, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.1691° N, 102.2705° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1691&lon=-102.2705&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4241U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4241U-2000-07-20) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991005044869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 5, 1999, AT APPROX. 1700 LOCAL CDT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OPERATED AS PIC A PIPER BRAVE PA-36-285, N4241U, OWNED BY FOSHEE SPRAYING SERVICES, INC. OF BROWNFIELD, TEXAS. WHILE SPRAYING FOR BOLL-WEEVIL ERADICATIONS, APPROX. 5 MILES WEST OF BROWNFIELD, TX. THE A/C WAS ON A WESTERLY HEADING WHEN IT CAME INTO CONTACT WITH POWERLINES RUNNING NORTH TO SOUTH. AFTER SEVERING TWO CABLES OF THE POWERLINE, THE A/C LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND, NOSE FIRST BURSTING INTO FLAMES UPON IMPACT. INJURIES TO THE PILOT WERE FATAL AND THE A/C WAS COMPLETELY DEMOLISHED. THE AIRLINE WRECKAGE CAME TO REST ABOUT 50 FEET FROM THE POINT OF INITIAL GROUND IMPACT AND 499 FEET WEST OF THE POWERLINE.

## 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 FTW00LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA005), Oct 5, 1999: Piper PA-36-285 (N4241U), Brownfield, TX, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with power wires while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A factor was the sunglare.

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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