Piper PA 36-300 accident near Mingo, Kansas, August 31, 1990
On August 31, 1990 at about 3:00 pm local time, a Piper PA 36-300, registered N2329Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Mingo, Kansas. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
INADEQUATE AIRSPEED RESULTING IN A STALL/MUSH BEING ENCOUNTERED BY THE PIC. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE A TAILWIND AND A LOAD JETTISON NOT PERFORMED.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- August 31, 1990 · about 3:00 pm local time
- Place
- Mingo, Kansas · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA 36-300 · all PA 36-300s on the register
- Registration
- N2329Y · registry record · serial 36-8160002
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
WHILE CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, THE PLT SAID THAT DURING A MANEUVERING TURN, WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND, THE ACFT SETTLED AND COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN. THE PLT DID NOT DUMP HIS CHEMICAL LOAD BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE TERRAIN.
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 multi-engine; instructor: airplane single-engine; instructor: instrument airplane; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 5,410 hours in all; 2,100 in this make and model; 180 in the last 90 days; 60 in the last 30 days; 5,300 as pilot in command; 1,568 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,186 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, April 3, 1990; 189 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,400 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO540-KIG5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Oakley KS at 1:45 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 220° at 8 knots, gusting 12
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 70°F (21°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 9:00 am
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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Other NTSB records under N2329Y the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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