# NTSB CHI76FETO/: Piper PA-36, N44088, Wolflake, IN, March 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1976
- Place: Wolflake, IN · WOLFLAKE, IN
- Location: 41.3279° N, 85.4901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wolflake, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3279&lon=-85.4901&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153212
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FETO/
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FETO%2F

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0381  76/3/15    WOLFLAKE,IN         PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 1019
        TIME - 1730                    N44088              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANGLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WOLFLAKE,IN                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PILOT FATIGUE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1019                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  924
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- STRUCK DIRT BANK SHORT OF RWY FLEW 7HR DAY OF FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44088](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44088-2001-07-13), registration cancelled 2001-07-13, S/N 36-7460021 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Stangland

## 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 19760315004989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315004989A), Mar 15, 1976: Piper PA36285, Wolflake, IN, Substantial damage. Struck dirt bank short of rwy flew 7HR day of flt.

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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