Piper PA-36 N2394Y
4 March 1982 · Floydada, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 March 1982 at about 06:00 local time, a Piper PA-36 registered N2394Y, operated by Robert Schroeder, was involved in an accident near Floydada, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 06:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Floydada, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36
- Registration
- N2394Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Robert Schroeder
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Floydada → Floydada
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW82FQG15
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 AIRCRAFT CRASHED ABOUT 500 FT NORTH OF THE FIELD THAT WAS BEING SPRAYED. AFTER IMPACT, IT TRAVELED ABOUT 90 FT ON A HEADING OF 060 DEGREES. GREEN GLASS FRAGMENTS WERE FOUND AT THE INITIAL IMPACT POINT AS WELL AS PROPELLER SLASH MARKS THAT WERE NEARBY. NO KNOWN WITNESSES OBSERVED THE CRASH. THE FLAGGER REPORTED THAT HE HAD DEPARTED WHEN THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED SPRAYING EXCEPT FOR CLEANUP SWATHS.
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 | - |
| 22 Jun 1982 | Piper PA-36-285 | Imperial, California, United States | Frontier AG. Service | No injuries | - |
| 20 Feb 1982 | Piper PA-36-375 | Saint Jo, Texas, United States | P C Harris | 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 |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Apr 1982 | Cessna A150M | Raymondville, Texas, United States | Neal F. Murray | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Mar 1982 | Airmate HP-10 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Morris J. Wright | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1982 | American AA-1A | Georgetown, Texas, United States | Delfin Salazar, JR. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172M | Sherman, Texas, United States | John Brodherd, JR. | Serious injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 1982 | I C A Brasov - Romania IS-28B2 | El Paso, Texas, United States | Jorgen Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jul 1982 | Piper PA-22-150 | Marlin, Texas, United States | RON Noblitt | Serious injuries | - |