# NTSB DEN76DTE65: Piper PA-36, N57723, Proctor, CO, May 6, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 6, 1976
- Place: Proctor, CO · PROCTOR, CO
- Location: 40.8069° N, 102.9516° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Proctor, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8069&lon=-102.9516&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153503
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DTE65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DTE65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0924   76/5/6    PROCTOR,CO          PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1410                    N57723              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 28, 716 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            87 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PROCTOR,CO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  175                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LND TO L ON GRAVEL ROAD. L WG.TIP HIT POST,ACFT VEERED. PLT MISUSED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57723](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57723-1990-10-02), registration cancelled 1990-10-02, S/N 367660046 (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

## 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 19760506010339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760506010339A), May 6, 1976: Piper PA36285, Proctor, CO, Substantial damage. Lnd to l on gravel road. L wg. Tip hit post,acft veered. Plt misused brakes.

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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