- Date
- July 21, 1987, 07:10 local (12:10 UTC)
- Place
- Nickerson, KS
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9935PPiper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870721038819A
- Case key
- 34263
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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.
Analysis
After a swath run to the east, the acft was observed to pull up & begin turning back to the west. The witness then saw a big cloud of smoke. She did not see spray coming from the acft drg the last swath run, although her vision was limitedby foliage & bldgs. Also, no interuption of engine power was noted. An investigation revealed the acft impacted in a steep nose down attitude & burned. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was fnd. According to FAA med records, the plt had a total flt time of 8400 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9935P
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7560046
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-A1B, 400 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Lowell D. Strickler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special); Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 3, 1987
- Departed
- Hutchinson, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 8,400 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- HUT, 7 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.