Piper PA-36 N9935P
21 July 1987 · Nickerson, Kansas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 July 1987 at about 12:10 local time, a Piper PA-36 registered N9935P was involved in an accident near Nickerson, Kansas, 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 12:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Nickerson, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 38.1392, -98.0794
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36
- Registration
- N9935P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hutchinson → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC87DCQ03
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
AFTER A SWATH RUN TO THE EAST, THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED TO PULL UP & BEGIN TURNING BACK TO THE WEST. THE WITNESS THEN SAW A BIG CLOUD OF SMOKE. SHE DID NOT SEE SPRAY COMING FROM THE ACFT DRG THE LAST SWATH RUN, ALTHOUGH HER VISION WAS LIMITEDBY FOLIAGE & BLDGS. ALSO, NO INTERUPTION OF ENGINE POWER WAS NOTED. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE ACFT IMPACTED IN A STEEP NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE & BURNED. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FND. ACCORDING TO FAA MED RECORDS, THE PLT HAD A TOTAL FLT TIME OF 8400 HRS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-36 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 May 1987 | Piper PA-36-400 | Mullica Hill, New Jersey, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
| 24 Apr 1986 | Piper PA-36 | Mattawa, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 1987 | Cessna 152 | Tribune, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Grumman-Schweizer G-164A | Dodge City, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Halstead, Kansas, United States | Mitchell L. Mosiman | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1987 | Cessna A185F | Topeka, Kansas, United States | Line Builders, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1987 | Beechcraft 35A | Liberal, Kansas, United States | Shield & Bennington PA | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1987 | Cessna 172 | Brewster, Kansas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |