- Date
- October 18, 1988, 12:15 local (19:15 UTC)
- Place
- Brawley, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N57591Piper PA-36-285
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881018046939A
- Case key
- 26139
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
At the completion of aerial application, the plt attempted flight beneath power lines. The aircraft contacted and severed four power lines and then collided with terrain. A post-impact fire ensued.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57591
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-285
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7560124
- Airframe hours
- 3,993
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-A1B, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Central Brave Aq. Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Central Brave Ag. Ser. Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 11, 1988 · 6 hours before
- Departed
- BWC · Brawley, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 7,229 total · 1,361 in this make and model · 7,145 as pilot in command · 297 in the last 90 days · 60 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IPL, 11 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N57591 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.