- Date
- September 22, 1986, 17:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Imlay City, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N65130Piper PA-36-285
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 13285
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Preflight planning/preparation - poorCause
All available runway - inadequateCause
Airspeed(vlof) - not attainedCause
Remedial action - delayedCause
Load jettison - not performedFactor
Analysis
The pilot stated that takeoff acceleration did not seem normal. He rotated approx 5 mph early and could not climb out. He delayed emergency dumping of the load of insecticide until clearing a drainage ditch. He stated that if he would have dumped at the end of the runway instead, the accident 'would probably not have occurred'.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65130
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-285
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 367560047
- Airframe hours
- 2,676
- Engine
- Lycoming CONTINENTAL, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Hatfield Spraying Corp.
- Registered owner
- William G. Hatfield
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 22, 1986 · 234 hours before
- Airport
- Private Strip, runway 36, 1,700 × ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 8,956 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 8,765 as pilot in command · 225 in the last 90 days · 81 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F