Piper PA-36-285 N9979P
22 June 1982 · Imperial, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 22 June 1982 at about 13:00 local time, a Piper PA-36-285 registered N9979P, operated by Frontier AG. Service, was involved in an accident near Imperial, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Imperial, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Forrester & Northington
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36-285
- Registration
- N9979P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Frontier AG. Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Imperial → Imperial
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82FUM07
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE AFTER TAKING OFF FROM A WET AND MUDDY RUNWAY. HE CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND LANDED IN A COTTON FIELD, BUT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE HITTING A DITCH. REPORTEDLY, THE PREVIOUS (FIRST) TAKEOFF REQUIRED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF RUNWAY AND THE PILOT HAD INSTRUCTED THE HELPER TO REDUCE THIS LOAD BY 400 LBS. THE OWNER SAID THAT SOME SPRAY MATERIAL (SULFUR) HAD REMAINED IN THE HOPPER AFTER PREVIOUS FLIGHTS AND THAT THE HELPER HAD NOT LOOKED INTO THE HOPPER BEFORE ADDING SULFUR FOR THIS FLIGHT. ALSO, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DID NOT VISUALLY CHECK THE QUANTITY OF THE LOAD BEFORE STARTING HIS TAKEOFF. REPORTEDLY, THE ENGINE RPM AND MANIFOLD PRESSURE WERE NORMAL DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT HIT A BERM AND BECAME AIRBORNE IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE. AFTER THE ACCIDENT, THE HOPPER WAS FOUND TO BE NEARLY FULL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 1982 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | Sun Air, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 18 Sep 1982 | Piper PA-36-375 | Astatula, Florida, United States | Frank's Farm | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-36-375 | Saint Jo, Texas, United States | P C Harris | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 Mar 1982 | Piper PA-36 | Floydada, Texas, United States | Robert Schroeder | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Apr 1982 | Piper PA-36 | Delray Beach, Florida, United States | King and Tennille | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-36-375 | Wildsville, Louisiana, United States | Catahoula Aerial SV., Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |