- Date
- September 21, 1982, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- N. Chipley, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2327YPiper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820921051029A
- Case key
- 71810
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - tree(s)
Clearance - misjudgedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - cropFactor
Analysis
Aircraft collided with a tree while spraying. Aircraft then landed hard in the bean field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2327Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-8160001
- Airframe hours
- 310
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Sidney F. Snell
- Registered owner
- Sidney F. Snell
- Departed
- Chipley, FL
- Destination
- Chipley, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 2,865 total · 295 in this make and model · 2,565 as pilot in command · 165 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 171 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DHN, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.