# NTSB MIA80DKJ40: Piper PA-36, N44434, Jackson Still, FL, September 15, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1980
- Place: Jackson Still, FL · JACKSON STILL, FL
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 6, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DKJ40
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DKJ40

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3067  80/9/15  NR.JACKSON STILL,FL   PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 2406
        TIME - 1000                    N44434              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1400 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FLORARA,AL                 JACKSON STILL,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  290                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N44434](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44434-1981-01-20), registration cancelled 1981-01-20, S/N 36-7460034, built 1974 (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 19800915075109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800915075109A), Sep 15, 1980: Piper PA36285, Jackson Still, FL, Destroyed. Lost power on pull up from spray run. Landed in trees. Airplane burned. Cause of power loss not known.

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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