- Date
- August 3, 1987, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Swea City, IA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2338YPiper PA-36-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870803062759A
- Case key
- 34427
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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
The acft was engaged in ag spray operations near Swea City, Iowa. The PIC stated that he was making a procedure turn after a swath run. The PIC further stated that the acft stalled in the turn and the acft descended into the fld he had been spraying. The PIC rptd no flt control pblm or eng pwr loss in the turn. The plt did not file an accident report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2338Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 8160008
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Ag Aero Ltd
- Registered owner
- Ag Aero Ltd.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 265 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.