# NTSB FTW76FQH02: Piper PA-36, N57569, Roby, TX, August 25, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 25, 1976
- Place: Roby, TX · ROBY, TX
- Location: 32.7460° N, 100.3794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roby, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7460&lon=-100.3794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW76FQH02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQH02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2415  76/8/25    ROBY,TX             PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3617
        TIME - 1145                    N57569              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROBY,TX                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2240                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- UNABLE TO ROTATE MAGNETO BY HAND.POINTS BARELY OPENED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57569](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57569-1982-09-27), registration cancelled 1982-09-27, S/N 36-7560112 (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 19760825027229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760825027229A), Aug 25, 1976: Piper PA36285, Roby, TX, Substantial damage. Unable to rotate magneto by hand. Points barely opened.

## Other investigations on N57569 (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 LAX78FUJ89](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FUJ89), Jul 28, 1978: Piper PA-36 (N57569), Casa Grande, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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