- Date
- August 1, 1983, 20:53 local (Aug 2, 1983, 02:53 UTC)
- Place
- Firth, ID
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Unknown
- Aircraft
- N57588Piper PA-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830801036909A
- Case key
- 39623
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to witnesses, the acft was overheard returning to the strip for a second load. Reportedly, it went into a steep bank at about 70 ft AGL & turned toward the strip. As the wings leveled, sounds of high eng power ceased & the acft descend to the ground. Just prior to impact, some witnesses heard a burst of power. The impact occurred on the rising portion of uneven terrain after the acft crossed over a fence which was near a pond. An exam of the wreckage was made, but no preimpact/mechanical malfunction or failure was verified.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N57588
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7560121
- Airframe hours
- 2,152
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-720-B1CD, 375 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- David D. Hunter, doing business as Aircraft Services, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Aircraft Services, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 1, 1983 · 254 hours before
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
- 28
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 3,048 total · 905 in this make and model · 3,000 as pilot in command · 127 in the last 90 days · 42 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 310° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IDA, 14 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.
Other investigations on N57588 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.