# NTSB MIA76FKG85: Piper PA-36, N56498, Blakely, GA, July 8, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 8, 1976
- Place: Blakely, GA · BLAKELY, GA
- Location: 31.3809° N, 84.9270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blakely, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3809&lon=-84.9270&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 5, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155156
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA76FKG85
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKG85

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3587   76/7/8    BLAKELY,GA          PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 9000
        TIME - 1230                    N56498              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 850 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLAKELY,GA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  850                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  212                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- NO REASON FOR TEMPORARY IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF PWR FOUND-NOSE PITCHED UP WHEN CHEMICAL DUMPED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56498](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56498-2012-09-28), registration cancelled 2012-09-28, S/N 36-73-60049, built 1973 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19760708019759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760708019759A), Jul 8, 1976: Piper PA36285, Blakely, GA, Substantial damage. No reason for temporary in-flight loss of pwr found-nose pitched up when chemical dumped.

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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