# Accident 20110623010969A: Piper PA-36-285, Havre, MT, June 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2011, 12:00 local time
- Place: Havre, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NLOG
- Location: 48.5406° N, 109.6731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5406&lon=-109.6731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57736, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57736-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-285 (registry code 7103610, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36-285
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-720
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 150 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA281) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110623010969A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING A GRAVEL ROAD BEHIND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL. PILOT STATES HE HAD MADE 5 PREVIOUS TAKEOFFS THAT DAY FROM THE ROAD. THE PILOT STATES HE LIFTED OFF AT 70 MPH WITH 15 DEGREES OF FLAPS. PILOT STATES THE AIRCRAFT STARTED SINKING WITH INSUFFICIENT TIME OR ALTITUDE TO DUMP THE LOAD AND IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED DOWN INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE LEFT, UP THE SIDE OF THE DITCH AND INTO THE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, NUMEROUS FENCE POSTS AND BARBED WIRE WERE TAKEN DOWN IN THE PROCESS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT IN THE SKID.

## 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 WPR11CA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA281), Jun 23, 2011: Piper PA-36-285 (N57736), Havre, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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