LAX78FUJ94

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-36 · Cashion, AZ · August 19, 1978

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 19, 1978
Place
Cashion, AZ · CASHION, AZ
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N9911PPiper PA-36
Status
Completed · report February 1, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19780819037849A
Case key
139926

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3753  78/8/19  NR.CASHION,AZ         PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3673
        TIME - 1230                    N9911P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COUNTRY BOY DUST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CASHION,AZ                   LCL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STUCK
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1140                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1018
        REMARKS- MAGNETO BRUSHES NOT IN CONSTANT COMTACT WITH COIL.

Aircraft

Registration
N9911P
Reported as
Piper PA-36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Country Boy Dust

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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