# NTSB CHI91DCQ06: Piper PA-36-300, N59661, Oakley, KS, June 13, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: June 13, 1991, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place: Oakley, KS
- Coordinates: 39.120948, -100.849021 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1209&lon=-100.8490&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, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI91DCQ06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14813/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DCQ06

## Probable cause

A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON(S).

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, cruise - normal
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING.  THE PILOT WAS RETURNING TO THE DEPARTURE AIRPORT AFTER A TWO HOUR AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.  THE PILOT STATED THE STALL WARNING WAS ON DURING HIS DESCENT.  NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED DURING A TEARDOWN EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59661](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59661-2022-01-24), registration cancelled 2022-01-24, S/N 36-7760071, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36-300
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: L-16591-48A
- Engines: LYCOMING I0-540-K1G5 300 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Fire: In-Flight
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: John Holzmeister, doing business as Holzmeister Ag Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner: John Holzmeister
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 35; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 549 total, 45 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 190° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Observed at: GLD, 30 nm away

## 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 19910613021739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910613021739A), Jun 13, 1991: Piper PA36300, Oakley, KS, Substantial damage. Returning from a spray run engine quit. Crashed on landing. Found water in fuel.

## Other investigations on N59661 (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 ERA12LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA195), Feb 25, 2012: Piper PA-36-300 (N59661), Americus, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of maintenance personnel to properly secure a portion of the right wing leading edge, which resulted in the separation of the associated section of the leading edge during takeoff and the…

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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