- Date
- March 4, 1982, 00:00 local (06:00 UTC)
- Place
- Floydada, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2394YPiper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820304002209A
- Case key
- 70690
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The aircraft crashed about 500 ft north of the field that was being sprayed. After impact, it traveled about 90 ft on a heading of 060 degrees. Green glass fragments were found at the initial impact point as well as propeller slash marks that were nearby. No known witnesses observed the crash. The flagger reported that he had departed when the pilot had completed spraying except for cleanup swaths.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2394Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 368102008
- Airframe hours
- 160
- Engine
- Continental TSIO-520, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Robert Schroeder
- Registered owner
- Robert Schroeder
- Departed
- Floydada, TX
- Destination
- Floydada, TX
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
- 37
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 4,424 total · 134 in this make and model · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.