# NTSB MKC78FTK19: Piper PA-36, N59679, Murdo, SD, June 4, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1978
- Place: Murdo, SD · MURDO, SD
- Location: 43.8894° N, 100.7142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Murdo, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8894&lon=-100.7142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141772
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FTK19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FTK19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1307   78/6/4    MURDO,SD            PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2539
        TIME - 1230                    N59679              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MURDO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MURDO,SD                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              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
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ELEV PUSH-PULL ROD BROKE.PLT LANDED ON AIRPORT BY USE OF TRIM.LOST DIR CONTROL.150 HRS TT ON PART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59679](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59679-1982-08-10), registration cancelled 1982-08-10, S/N 36-7760091 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Murdo

## 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 19780604013389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780604013389A), Jun 4, 1978: Piper PA36285, Murdo, SD, Destroyed. Elev push-pull rod broke. Plt landed on airport by use of trim. Losr control.150 hrs tt on part.

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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