# NTSB OAK78DVA41: Piper PA-36, N57890, Huron, CA, May 3, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1978
- Place: Huron, CA · HURON, CA
- Location: 36.2044° N, 120.0951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-120.0951&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142727
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK78DVA41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DVA41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0649   78/5/3  NR.HURON,CA           PIPER PA-36         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1190
        TIME - 1310                    N57890              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VASTO VALLEY STRIP          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  250
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
        REMARKS- ACFT WAS SPRAYING WATER IN PRACTICE TRAINING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N57890](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57890-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 36-7760053 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-36
- Registry model: [Piper PA-36-300](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-36-300) (registry code 7103612) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780503007909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780503007909A), May 3, 1978: Piper PA36285, Huron, CA, Substantial damage. Acft was spraying water in practice training.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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