# Accident 20030616036099A: Piper PA36300, Gruver, TX, June 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Gruver, TX
- Airport: Gruver Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CLUG
- Location: 36.2336° N, 101.4319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2336&lon=-101.4319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3715E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3715E-2006-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-300 (registry code 7103612, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36300
- Reported engine: LYC IO540K1G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 30 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030616036099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 06, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00 LOCAL CENTRAL TIME, N3715E A PIPER PA-36-300, PILOTED BY RODNEY SHERRY EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 20 AT GROVER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (E-19). THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE OUT OF THE SOUTH, WITH AN OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOADED WITH 160 GALLONS OF CHEMICAL HERBICIDE AND AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM WAS AT HALF CAPACITY, AS REPORTED BY THE PILOT. PILOT ATTENDED TO LAND ON COUNTY ROAD 1296, BUT INITIAL IMPACT WAS EAST OF THIS ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE WEST SIDE OF THIS COUNTY ROAD 1296 BETWEEN TWO TELEPHONE POLES. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THIS TITLE 14 CFR PART 137 FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 FTW03LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA181), Jun 16, 2003: Piper PA-36-300 (N3715E), Gruver, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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