- Date
- June 13, 1986, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Moore, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3742EPiper PA-36-300
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860613024259A
- Case key
- 40422
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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
During an aerial application turn a rapid rate of descent developed. The pilot released the chemical load at about 100 feet AGL and the aircraft continued to descend to the ground even though the pilot leveled the wings and initially lowered the nose. The aircraft struck the ground in a wings level attitude contacting and embankment nose first and then coming to rest after crossing a road. The density altitude at the time of the accident was aprx 8,800 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3742E
- Reported as
- Piper PA-36-300
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 36-7860063
- Airframe hours
- 2,780
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1G5, 300 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Shull Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 7, 1985 · 200 hours before
- Departed
- U57 · Arco, ID
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
- 36
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 4,646 total · 1,420 in this make and model · 4,646 as pilot in command · 274 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 2 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.