# NTSB FTW82FQG15: Piper PA-36, N2394Y, Floydada, TX, March 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Final report
- Date: March 4, 1982, 00:00 local (06:00 UTC)
- Place: Floydada, TX
- Location: 33.9835° N, 101.3368° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Floydada, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9835&lon=-101.3368&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70690
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82FQG15
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70690/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FQG15

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - aerial application
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
  - terrain condition - ground (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2394Y-2013-04-15), registration cancelled 2013-04-15, S/N 36-8102008, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-375](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-375) (registry code 7103620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 368102008
- Airframe hours: 160
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820304002209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304002209A), Mar 4, 1982: Piper PA36375, Floydada, TX, Substantial damage. Wreckage of ag aircraft found in field adjacent to spray field. Pilot was spraying edges of field. No witnesses.

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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