- Date
- May 23, 1987, 06:00 local (10:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mullica Hill, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2412XPiper PA-36-400
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Status
- Completed · report August 8, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870523015559A
- Case key
- 30443
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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 pilot of the PA-36 was spraying chemicals on trees for control of the gypsy moth. He reported that he was unable to clear power lines and dumped his load. The aircraft settled to the ground. The FAA reported that the weight of the aircraft exceeded the maximum allowable gross weight of the aircraft at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2412X
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-400
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-830200L
- Airframe hours
- 824
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-D1C, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Bridgeport Crop Dusting Co.,
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 20, 1987
- Departed
- N83 · Bridgeport, NJ
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,075 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dawn
- Wind
- 240° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHL, 11 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.