Piper PA-36-285 N57736

Summary

On 23 June 2011 at about 18:00 local time, a Piper PA-36-285 registered N57736, operated by Barlow Kirk A, was involved in an accident near Havre, Montana, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

23 June 2011 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Havre, Montana, United States

Nearest airport

None - Road (NA)

Coordinates

48.5406, -109.6731

Aircraft

Piper PA-36-285

Registration

N57736

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Barlow Kirk A

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Havre → Havre

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR11CA281

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had just picked up a load for aerial spraying operations and was taking off on a road. He accelerated to approximately 72 mph with 15 degrees of flaps. The airplane lifted off the road momentarily before settling back down onto the ground. He then lost directional control of the airplane and exited to the left of the road, colliding with a fence. The airplane came to rest approximately 15 to 20 feet from the road. The pilot reported that he thought he may have hit the wake of a second airplane that was working in the area and had taken off before him three minutes prior to his takeoff attempt. According to a weather reporting facility located 10 miles to the south, the wind at the time of the accident was calm. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe and engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.