# NTSB MIA78FKQ21: Piper PA-36, N57587, Leland, MS, July 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1978
- Place: Leland, MS · LELAND, MS
- Location: 33.4048° N, 90.8909° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Leland, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4048&lon=-90.8909&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA78FKQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1341  78/7/16    LELAND,MS           PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1252
        TIME - 0930                    N57587              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 575 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LELAND,MS                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1252                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          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 -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  125                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK POWER LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57587](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57587-1981-02-19), registration cancelled 1981-02-19, S/N 36-7560120 (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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19780716016699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780716016699A), Jul 16, 1978: Piper PA36285, Leland, MS, Substantial damage. Struck power lines.

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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