# Accident 20240716009599A: Piper PA-36-375, Avoca, NE, July 16, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Avoca, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2VCG
- Location: 40.8155° N, 96.0853° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8155&lon=-96.0853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2386X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2386X-2026-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-36-375 (registry code 7103620, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-720 series (registry code 41546, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36-375
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-720
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,576 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240716009599A

## Narrative

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

ON 07/16/2024, THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION FOR A PART 137 OPERATION AND WAS ON THE 8TH LOAD OF THE DAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 145 GALLONS OF FUNGICIDE AND 45 GALLONS OF FUEL ONBOARD. AT ABOUT 25 TO 30 MINUTES INTO THE FLIGHT AND SETTING UP FOR THE 4TH SPRAY PASS, THE PILOT COMPLETED A TURN APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE SOUTH OF THE TARGET FIELD. AS THE PILOT BEGAN LEVELING OUT TO START THE NEXT SPRAY RUN, AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FT OF ALTITUDE, THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DESCEND. THE AIRSPEED WAS NOTED TO BE BETWEEN 80 AND 85 MPH, MANIFOLD PRESSURE AT 25 PSI, AND RPM WAS 2500. THE PILOT RESPONDED BY ADDING FULL POWER AND FULL PROPELLER RPM. THE PILOT DUMPED AN ESTIMATED 100 GALLONS OF FUNGICIDE FROM THE HOPPER. THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN ACCELERATION FELT WHEN FULL POWER WAS ADDED. AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS POINTED INTO THE WIND, WINGS LEVEL WITH NOSE DOWN INPUT TO THE PILOT CONTROLS, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A FARM YARD.  THE AIRCRAFT SLID THROUGH THE TALL GRASS AND SOME METAL FENCING PANELS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT SHUT OFF THE FUEL AND ELECTRICAL POWER, THEN EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR, FUSELAGE, ENGINE AND WINGS. THE LOCATION OF THE ACCIDENT IS AVOCA, NEBRASKA.

## 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 CEN24LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA269), Jul 16, 2024: Piper PA-36-375 (N2386X), Avoca, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the loose left magneto which resulted in erratic engine timing.

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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