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NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-36 · Kildare, GA · July 29, 1981

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 29, 1981
Place
Kildare, GA · KILDARE, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N57865Piper PA-36
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810729048869A
Case key
124901

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1503  81/7/29    KILDARE,GA          PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1604
        TIME - 1100                    N57865              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 253 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KILDARE,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1604                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- COUNTY ROAD WAS USED FOR RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N57865
Reported as
Piper PA-36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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