# NTSB LAX78DVA32: Piper PA-36, N57572, Delano, CA, March 29, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 29, 1978
- Place: Delano, CA · DELANO, CA
- Location: 35.7664° N, 119.2642° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Delano, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7664&lon=-119.2642&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142607
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX78DVA32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78DVA32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0477  78/3/29  NR.DELANO,CA          PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 3003
        TIME - 1130                    N57572              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1017 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JASMINE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DELANO,CA                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  400                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- PLT REDUCED PWR AFT TKOF.ACFT BEGAN SINKING,PLT STARTED PWR INC BUT STOPPED TO OPERATE DUMP GATE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57572](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57572-2013-06-04), registration cancelled 2013-06-04, S/N 36-7560113, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-285](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-285) (registry code 7103610) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 6-285-A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-6-285-a) (registry code 17038, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Jasmine Strip

## 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 19780329005279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780329005279A), Mar 29, 1978: Piper PA36285, Delano, CA, Destroyed. Plt reduced pwr aft tkof. Acft began sinking,plt started pwr inc but topped to operate dump gate.

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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