# NTSB FTW74FRD34: Piper PA-36, N56614, Chataignier, LA, May 7, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 7, 1974
- Place: Chataignier, LA · CHATAIGNIER, LA
- Location: 30.5696° N, 92.3168° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chataignier, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5696&lon=-92.3168&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 13, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170184
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRD34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRD34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1166   74/5/7    CHATAIGNIER,LA      PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 8540
        TIME - 1710                    N56614              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 67 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHATAIGNIER AG ST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHATAIGNIER,LA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3300                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GOGGLES - NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- HIT HOLE IN RWY,BECAME AIRBORNE.PLT DECIDED ACFT COULDNT CLR WIRES & ABORTED.SETTLED INTO WAGON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56614](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56614-1982-03-01), registration cancelled 1982-03-01, S/N 36-7360061 (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
- Airport: Chataignier Ag St

## 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 19740507012049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740507012049A), May 7, 1974: Piper PA36285, Chataignier, LA, Substantial damage. Hit hole in rwy,became airborne. Plt decided acft couldnt clr wires & aborted. Settled into wagon.

## Other investigations on N56614 (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 MKC78FTK23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK23), Jun 13, 1978: Piper PA-36 (N56614), Glenham, SD, destroyed

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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