# NTSB MIA79FKQ21: Piper PA-36, N56664, Tutwiler, MS, August 12, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 12, 1979
- Place: Tutwiler, MS · TUTWILER, MS
- Location: 34.0172° N, 90.4333° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tutwiler, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0172&lon=-90.4333&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FKQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FKQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2083  79/8/12  NR.TUTWILER,MS        PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3305
        TIME - 0600                    N56664              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         TUTWILER,MS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  150
        REMARKS- NUMBER 4 CYL EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N56664](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56664-1980-09-22), registration cancelled 1980-09-22, S/N 36-7360065 (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 19790812020789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790812020789A), Aug 12, 1979: Piper PA36285, Tutwiler, MS, Destroyed. Engine quit when approaching spray area. Landed in bean field. Aircraft burned. Found engine valve stem separated.

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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