Piper PA-36-400 N2412X
23 May 1987 · Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1987 at about 10:00 local time, a Piper PA-36-400 registered N2412X was involved in an accident near Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36-400
- Registration
- N2412X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Bridgeport → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- NYC87DHD05
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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 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.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-36-300 | Swea City, Iowa, United States | AG Aero Ltd | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 May 1987 | Piper PA-36-375 | Lamar, Colorado, United States | Allen Tinnes | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-36 | Plover, Wisconsin, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Piper PA-36-285 | Driscoll, North Dakota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1987 | Piper PA-36 | Nickerson, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 1987 | Marrone VM-1 | Jobstown, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-161 | Bridgeton, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28-151 | Lakewood, New Jersey, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20B | Marlboro, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1987 | McDonnell Douglas DC-9-82 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Continental Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 1 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182Q | Sparta, New Jersey, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |