Piper PA-36-300 accident near Leroy, Wisconsin, June 15, 1984
On June 15, 1984 at about 1:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-36-300, registered N59662, was destroyed in an accident near Leroy, Wisconsin. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 15, 1984 · about 1:00 pm local time
- Place
- Leroy, Wisconsin · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36-300 · all PA-36-300s on the register
- Registration
- N59662 · no longer on the register · serial 36-7760072
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH TREES WHILE TURNING DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MISSION. THE PLT SAID THAT THE ACFT STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE IN THE TURN AND DESPITE APPLICATION OF FULL POWER IT CONTINUED TO SETTLE UNTIL TREES WERE HIT. THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING PREVIOUS FLIGHTS HE HAD PROBLEMS RETRACTING THE FLAPS. HE SAID THAT DURING THIS TURN HE EXTENDED THE FLAPS. THE FLAPS WERE UP AFTER THE ACCIDENT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: flight instructor, commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: helicopter
- Flight time: 6,578 hours in all; 78 in this make and model; 122 in the last 90 days; 6,356 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,950 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, March 29, 1984; 75 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 3,900 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Reabe Spraying Service, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: WI07 Waupun WI at 12:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 8,000 ft; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:46 pm from OSH, 26 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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