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FAA accident report · Piper PA-36-375 · Lodi, CA · June 19, 2008

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Date
June 19, 2008 · 06:45 local
Place
Lodi, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
H0RG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3859E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08CA188
Reported as
Piper PA36375
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
21,500 total5,700 in this make and model41 in the last 90 days
N3859ERegistration cancelled Aug 12, 2008 · Piper PA-36-375S/N 36-7802028 · Built 1978Airframe modelPiper PA-36-375Engine modelLycoming IO-720 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Crop duster aircraft was heading north spraying sulfur on grapevines west of Lodi, CA. On third spray pass, aircraft struck several grapevines and trellis wiring. Aircraft cart wheeled and came to rest inverted 160 yards from first contact with grapevines. Pilot evacuated aircraft. Aircraft is destroyed. Right wing separated, empennage bent severally, engine and propeller separated from fuselaage AD propeller blades bent severally with sudden stoppage of engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) CROP DUSTER AIRCRAFT WAS HEADING NORTH SPRAYING SULFUR ON GRAPEVINES WEST OF LODI, CA. ON THIRD SPRAY PASS, AIRCRAFT STRUCK SEVERAL GRAPEVINES AND TRELLIS WIRING. AIRCRAFT CART WHEELED AND CAME TO REST INVERTED 160 YARDS FROM FIRST CONTACT WITH GRAPEVINES. PILOT EVACUATED AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT IS DESTROYED. RIGHT WING SEPARATED, EMPENNAGE BENT SEVERALLY, ENGINE AND PROPELLER SEPARATED FROM FUSELAAGE AD PROPELLER BLADES BENT SEVERALLY WITH SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08CA188Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportLodi, CAThe pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to continue the flight into an area of obscured visibility and his failure to maintain clearance above obstacles.Jun 19, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3859E · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 20030405022491ALevel Off Touchdown · Harold, CA(-23) After landing at a private airport, bottimore ranch, the pilot of the Grumman tiger lost directional control of the aircraft. After it came to a stop, the pilot noticed another aircraft going overhead. The other aircraft had apparently landed on top of…Apr 5, 2003 · Substantial damage