# NTSB FTW84LA059: Piper PA-36, N9936P, Seminole, TX, November 16, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 16, 1983, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place: Seminole, TX
- Coordinates: 32.710823, -102.650421 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7108&lon=-102.6504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21209
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW84LA059
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21209/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW84LA059

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power, maneuvering - aerial application
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, maneuvering - turn to landing area (emergency)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
  - maneuver - performed, pilot in command
  - load jettison - not performed, pilot in command

## Analysis

ABOUT HALF WAY THRU A TURNAROUND MANEUVER, THE PLT NOTED A LOSS OF ENG POWER & NOTICED THAT THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE HAD DROPPED ABOUT 5 INCHES. DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF POWER LINES, HE WAS UNABLE LEVEL HIS WINGS. ALSO, BEFORE HE COULD DUMP HIS LOAD, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND & THE ACFT CRASHED. THE ACFT THEN BEGAN BURNING & WAS DEMOLISHED BY FIRE. THE PLT SUSPECTED A TURBOCHARGER MALFUNCTION; HOWEVER, DUE TO IMPACT & FIRE DAMAGE, THIS COULD NOT BE VERIFIED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9936P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 36-7560048
- Engines: LYCOMING TIO-540-J2BD 350 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Hogg Flying Service
- Registered owner: Glenn W. Hogg
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, September 1, 1983, 50 hours before
- Departed: 2F5, LAMESA, TX

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 41; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 6,444 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 6,444 as pilot in command, 150 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 225° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °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 19831116057559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831116057559A), Nov 16, 1983: Piper PA36285, Seminole, TX, Destroyed. Crash occurred during swath run when engine power loss occurred. Aircraft crashed and burned..

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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