# NTSB CHI76FEM05: Piper PA-36, N9919P, Munger, MI, July 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1975
- Place: Munger, MI · MUNGER, MI
- Location: 43.5220° N, 83.7733° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Munger, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5220&lon=-83.7733&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 2, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150560
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEM05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEM05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3111  75/7/23    MUNGER,MI           PIPER PA-36         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2045                    N9919P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 33, 7750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BAY CROP AERO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MUNGER,MI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACUTE THROMBOSIS LAD CORONARY ARTERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9919P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9919P-1975-08-22), registration cancelled 1975-08-22, S/N 36-7560028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bay Crop Aero

## 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 19750723027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750723027749A), Jul 23, 1975: Piper PA36285, Munger, MI, Destroyed. Acute thrombosis lad coronary artery.

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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