- Date
- October 4, 1985, 08:50 local (12:50 UTC)
- Place
- Pahokee, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2443XPiper PA-36-375
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851004049029A
- Case key
- 31530
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated that upon takeoff from hickory farms airstirp, the aircraft began losing power. He then dumped his load of chemicals and on descent, struck sugar cane and cartwheeled into a canal. No determination could be made as to the nature of the loss of engine power as described by th pilot.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2443X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-375
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-8302006
- Airframe hours
- 512
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-D1C, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Wilkinson Cooper Produce Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 25, 1985 · 37 hours before
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 7,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 300 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PBI, 35 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.