# NTSB MKC80DCQ21: Piper PA-36, N9933P, Kanorado, KS, June 23, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 23, 1980
- Place: Kanorado, KS · KANORADO, KS
- Location: 39.3365° N, 102.0373° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kanorado, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3365&lon=-102.0373&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 24, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130828
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC80DCQ21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1195  80/6/23    KANORADO,KS         PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 5100
        TIME - 1100                    N9933P              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 755 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KANORADO,KS                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1100                       KIND OF OPERATION - CHECKING CROPS/TREES/OBSTRUCTIONS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY                                      ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3900
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- WING HIT GND DRG LOW ALT TURN AS PLT LOOKED AT MAP,WHILE SURVEYING FLD FOR AERIAL APPLICATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9933P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9933P-1980-10-07), registration cancelled 1980-10-07, S/N 36-7560044 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19800623022179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800623022179A), Jun 23, 1980: Piper PA36285, Kanorado, KS, Destroyed. Wing hit ground while surveying field to be sprayed. Pilot reported he was looking at a map.

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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