- Date
- May 15, 1982, 17:00 local (May 16, 1982, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- E. Of Delano, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57734Piper PA-36-285
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820515026249A
- Case key
- 70532
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of engine power
Miscellaneous - undeterminedCause
Forced landing
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Object - tree(s)Factor
Analysis
During the procedure turn phase while spraying orange trees the engine stopped. Six orange trees were destroyed during the emergency landing. Examination of the aircraft's engine revealed no preimpact failure or malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57734
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-285
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7660052
- Airframe hours
- 1,660
- Engine
- Continental TIARA6-285C, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Bruce Oetting
- Registered owner
- Rubert Kruger
- Departed
- Jasmine, CA
- Destination
- Jasmine, CA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,955 total · 835 in this make and model · 1,851 as pilot in command · 26 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.