- Date
- July 2, 1983, 06:00 local (11:00 UTC)
- Place
- St. Paul, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N57748Piper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830702048259A
- Case key
- 33431
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Aborted takeoff - not performedCause
Load jettison - performedFactor
Object - fenceFactor
Analysis
The plt stated that when he was unable to get takeoff speed he dumped his load, then hit a fence & fence posts. The acftwas estimated to be within the CG & gross weight limits. Two inspections of the eng revealed no malfunctions.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57748
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 367660061
- Airframe hours
- 854
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720A1B, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Richard L. Miller
- Registered owner
- Walter A. Alderman
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 10, 1983
- Airport
- NE17 · Walts Aerial Service, runway 17, 2,400 × 134 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,918 total · 300 in this make and model · 2,727 as pilot in command · 145 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 73 °F, dew point 66 °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.