# NTSB CHI77FEM25: Piper PA36, N57588, Grant, MI, May 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1977
- Place: Grant, MI · GRANT, MI
- Location: 43.3340° N, 85.8099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grant, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3340&lon=-85.8099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI77FEM25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEM25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0393  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57588-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 36-7560121, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (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 19770517015399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770517015399A), May 17, 1977: Piper PA36285, Grant, MI, Substantial damage. Nut missing from connecting rod bolt. Large hole in #2 cyl head assembly, p/n 636977.

## Other investigations on N57588 (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA83FA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA162), Aug 2, 1983: Piper PA-36 (N57588), Firth, ID, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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