- Date
- May 17, 1977
- Place
- Grant, MI · GRANT, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57588Piper PA36
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770517015399A
- Case key
- 158404
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0393 77/5/17 GRANT,MI PIPER PA36 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3895 TIME - 0630 N57588 PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 447 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRANT,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 820 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN REMARKS- NUT MISSING FROM CONNECTING ROD BOLT. LARGE HOLE IN #2 CYL HEAD ASSEMBLY, P/N 636977.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57588
- Reported as
- Piper PA36
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N57588Registration cancelled Oct 29, 2014 · Piper PA-36-285Airframe modelPiper PA-36-285Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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