Piper PA-36-285 N9928P

Summary

On 8 October 2024 at about 14:45 local time, a Piper PA-36-285 registered N9928P was involved in an accident near Marana, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

8 October 2024 at 14:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Marana, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

32.3932, -111.1602

Aircraft

Piper PA-36-285

Registration

N9928P

Category

Airplane

Year built

1975

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marana → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA008

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On October 8, 2024, about 0745 mountain standard time, a Piper PA-36-285, N9928P, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Marana, Arizona. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 aerial application flight. According to the pilot, he had been applying defoliant to a cotton field and completed a spray run. He climbed to approximately 120 ft above ground level (agl), and the airplane would not climb further. The pilot stated that the airplane began to descend due to insufficient engine power. The airplane subsequently impacted multiple residential structures and came to rest in a nose low attitude between two houses. A witness located approximately ½ mile southeast of the accident site, reported that he observed the accident airplane flying toward his yard when it “veered hard left at a knife edge bank angle”, then quickly leveled off. The airplane appeared to lose altitude and then descended out of view. Postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the wings and fuselage. The landing gear and propeller assembly were found separated from the main wreckage. The wreckage was recovered for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.