- Date
- July 9, 1982, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- North Platte, NE
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N57738Piper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820709038829A
- Case key
- 72046
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft ran off the departure end of the runway during takeoff on a planned agricultural flight. After departing the runway, it continued for a distance through uncut wheat until it contacted a shallow washout and small bank, then flipped over. There were no known witnesses. An investigaiton revealed there was fuel in the fuel tanks. One propeller blade was bent under the engine with light scratches parrelling the front of the blade. The other two blades were intact, not bent, and with no scratches evident. The magneto and battery switches were on. The throttle was about 1/4 open, the mixture was rich, and the propeller control was full forward. An engine teardown revealed that the right magneto points were dwelled closed and would not open, the points were burned and corroded. The teardown revealed no other discrepancies. Wheat straw was evident on the main landing gear struts and tailwheel spring.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57738
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 367660054
- Airframe hours
- 1,213
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-A1B, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Aerial Ag., Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aerial Ag., Inc.
- Departed
- North Platte, NE
- Destination
- North Platte, NE
- Airport
- runway 13, 3,200 × 0 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 15,646 total · 320 in this make and model · 25 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 169 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N57738 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.