# NTSB ATL81FKG39: Piper PA-36, N57865, Kildare, GA, July 29, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1981
- Place: Kildare, GA · KILDARE, GA
- Location: 32.5343° N, 81.4554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kildare, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5343&lon=-81.4554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124901
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL81FKG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FKG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57865-2021-07-03), registration cancelled 2021-07-03, S/N 36-7760032, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19810729048869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810729048869A), Jul 29, 1981: Piper PA36300, Kildare, GA, Substantial damage. Left brake inoperative on landing. Ran off road into trees. Found brake reservoir empty.

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.

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