# Accident 20110617016529A: Piper PA-36-300, Highmore, SD, June 17, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Highmore, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VDKG
- Location: 44.5722° N, 99.3917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5722&lon=-99.3917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57885, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57885-2011-12-22) (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 PA-36-300
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 914 total, 72 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110617016529A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 17, 2011, PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF IN N57885, A PIPER PA-36-300 FOR AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE FIELD HE WAS SPRAYING WAS APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES NORTH AND 2 MILES WEST OF HIGHMORE, SD. HE HAD FINISHED SPRAYING THE FIELD AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY ¼ TO ½ MILE EAST OF IT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND HE WAS THE ONLY FATALITY. THE WEATHER WAS VFR AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 CEN11LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA399), Jun 17, 2011: Piper PA-36-300 (N57885), Highmore, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering at low altitude.

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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