- Date
- June 14, 1987, 06:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place
- Driscoll, ND
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N57773Piper PA-36-285
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870614020249A
- Case key
- 17244
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt rprtd he lost directional control as he was lndg on a paved section of old highway to load chemicals. The acft swerved & went into a ditch. The left main gear collapsed & the acft came to rest back on the roadway, where it was destroyed by a post-acdnt fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57773
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-285
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7660086
- Airframe hours
- 1,680
- Engine
- Continental TIARA 6-285, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Foss And Meier Flight Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 3, 1986 · 61 hours before
- Departed
- DVL · Devils Lake, ND
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,700 total · 175 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 140 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 20° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 64 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.