# NTSB LAX80DUJ94: Piper PA-36, N57840, Tacna, AZ, August 29, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 29, 1980
- Place: Tacna, AZ · TACNA, AZ
- Location: 32.7004° N, 113.9618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacna, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7004&lon=-113.9618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129302
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80DUJ94
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUJ94

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3464  80/8/29  NR.TACNA,AZ           PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 10000
        TIME - 0800                    N57840              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 410 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHERLL FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TACNA,AZ                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1813                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  230
        REMARKS- PILOT STATED ENGINE LOST POWER.NO FAILURES OBSERVED DURING ENGINE EXAMINATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57840](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57840-2014-10-29), registration cancelled 2014-10-29, S/N 36-7760012, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sherll Farm 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 19800829041059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829041059A), Aug 29, 1980: Piper PA36300, Tacna, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost power and crash landed shortly after takeoff. No malfunctions found other than poorly maintained engine.

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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