# NTSB MIA77FKG76: Piper PA36, N57831, Byromville, GA, September 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1977
- Place: Byromville, GA · BYROMVILLE, GA
- Location: 32.2016° N, 83.9072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byromville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2016&lon=-83.9072&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 23, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144203
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKG76
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKG76

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4124  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57831-2013-04-24), registration cancelled 2013-04-24, S/N 36-7760004, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-720 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-720-series) (registry code 41546, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Warren Taylor Fm

## 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 19770912031309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770912031309A), Sep 12, 1977: Piper PA36285, Byromville, GA, Substantial damage. Hartzell prop model HC-C2YK-1BF,s/n CR19974,hub broken in two parts inboard of thrust bearing.

## Other investigations on N57831 (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW96LA353](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA353), Aug 20, 1996: Piper PA-36-300 (N57831), Hale Center, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and failure to obtain and/or maintain adequate airspeed after takeoff, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush. The overweight condition of…

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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