# NTSB investigations: Piper PA-36-285: In flight collision with object

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB FTW00LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA005.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Brownfield, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 5, 1999 · N4241U · Destroyed
  > The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with power wires while maneuvering during an aerial application flight. A factor was the sunglare.
- [NTSB FTW94FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94FA009.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Estelline, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 10, 1993 · N57577 · Destroyed
  > Clearance not maintained by the pilot.
- [NTSB CHI91DER06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DER06.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Fergus Falls, MN · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Jun 17, 1991 · N57824 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from obstacles during aerial apllication operations.
- [NTSB DEN89LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA170.md): Piper PA-36 · Haswell, CO · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 17, 1989 · N57622 · Destroyed
  > Inadequate visual lookout by the pilot (failed to see & avoid) which resulted in his failure to maintain clearance from the obstruction. Contributing factors were: the unmarked guy wire & the pilot's lack of visual cues (visual perception).
- [NTSB LAX89DUM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89DUM02.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Brawley, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Oct 18, 1988 · N57591 · Destroyed
  > At the completion of aerial application, the plt attempted flight beneath power lines. The aircraft contacted and severed four power lines and then collided with terrain. A post-impact fire ensued.
- [NTSB DEN88LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA161.md): Piper PA-36-285 · Buchanan, ND · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 18, 1988 · N9990P · Substantial damage
  > The plt said he made several swath runs passing under a transmission line and over a power line that crossed the end of the fld being sprayed. He said as he passed under the transmission line during a run the vert stab collided with the line and was damaged.…
- [NTSB CHI87DEP07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI87DEP07.md): Piper PA-36 · Plover, WI · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Jun 22, 1987 · N57791 · Destroyed
  > After spraying most of a bean crop, the plt was making clean-up swaths over an area at the north side of the field. This area had bldgs to the west & trees to the east. To avoid flying toward the bldgs, the plt elected to make the passes to the east (toward…

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7103610', '7103611')
    AND EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_occurrences.parquet' o WHERE o.case_mkey = x.case_mkey AND o.aircrafts_position = x.position AND o."occurrenceNumber" = 1 AND o."occurrenceCode" = 220))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=7103610&occurrence=220

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