MIA77FKG76

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA36 · Byromville, GA · September 12, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 12, 1977
Place
Byromville, GA · BYROMVILLE, GA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N57831Piper PA36
Status
Completed · report March 23, 1978
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770912031309A
Case key
144203

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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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3-4124  77/9/12    BYROMVILLE,GA       PIPER PA36          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4637
        TIME - 1930                    N57831              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 492 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BYROMVILLE,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
           ENGINE TEARAWAY                                          LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: HUBS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  492                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          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                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  364                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- HARTZELL PROP MODEL HC-C2YK-1BF,S/N CR19974,HUB BROKEN IN TWO PARTS INBOARD OF THRUST BEARING.

Aircraft

Registration
N57831
Reported as
Piper PA36
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Warren Taylor Fm

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N57831 · 1

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