# NTSB MKC81DCD39: Piper PA-36, N82682, Orange City, IA, September 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 21, 1981
- Place: Orange City, IA · ORANGE CITY, IA
- Location: 43.0018° N, 96.0556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orange City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0018&lon=-96.0556&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123758
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCD39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2207  81/9/21    ORANGE CITY,IA      PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 817
        TIME - 0750                    N82682              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 177 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORANGE CITY,IA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  484                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      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
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1414                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- STRUCK PWR LN & POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N82682 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- 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 19810921059949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810921059949A), Sep 21, 1981: Piper PA36300, Orange City, IA, Substantial damage. Struck wires and power pole while observing field to be sprayed. Crashed inverted.

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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