# NTSB FTW78DPG38: Piper PA-36, N57844, Hazen, AR, May 26, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Hazen, AR · HAZEN, AR
- Location: 34.7814° N, 91.5581° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazen, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7814&lon=-91.5581&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142268
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW78DPG38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0885  78/5/26    HAZEN,AR            PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 2400
        TIME - 1905                    N57844              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEVALLS BLUFF,AR            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO RELOADING AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57844](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57844-1981-12-24), registration cancelled 1981-12-24, S/N 36-7760016 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780526011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526011479A), May 26, 1978: Piper PA36285, Hazen, AR, Substantial damage

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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