# NTSB IAD76DLT15: Piper PA-36, N9934P, Memphis, TN, July 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1976
- Place: Memphis, TN · MEMPHIS, TN
- Location: 35.1495° N, 90.0490° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Memphis, TN, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1495&lon=-90.0490&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154858
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DLT15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DLT15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2023  76/7/13    MEMPHIS,TN          PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 2902
        TIME - 1345                    N9934P              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DE WITT SPAIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MEMPHIS,TN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  220                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- OUTER THREE TO FOUR FEET OF WING SEVERED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N9934P (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: De Witt Spain

## 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 19760713020779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760713020779A), Jul 13, 1976: Piper PA36285, Memphis, TN, Substantial damage. Outer three to four feet of wing severed.

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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