Piper PA-36-400 accident near Hill City, Kansas, August 23, 1984
On August 23, 1984 at about 1:00 pm local time, a Piper PA-36-400, registered N269JW, was destroyed in an accident near Hill City, Kansas (Unknown airport). 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
- August 23, 1984 · about 1:00 pm local time
- Place
- Hill City, Kansas · Unknown · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-36-400 · all PA-36-400s on the register
- Registration
- N269JW · no longer on the register · serial 36-7560063
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PLT CLEARED SOME POWER LINES AND DESCENDED TO SPRAY A SUNFLOWER FIELD. THE ACFT DESCENDED UNTIL IT CONTACTED THE FLOWERS WITH THE LANDING GEAR. THE TALL FLOWERS DESTROYED THE LEADING EDGES OF THE ACFT WINGS AND THE LANDING GEAR. THE DRAG SLOWED THE ACFT BUT IT CONTINUED FLT TO AN ADJACENT FIELD WHERE IT LANDED ON THE FUSELAGE.
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: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 495 hours in all; 113 in this make and model; 113 in the last 90 days
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,714 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, December 1, 1983
- Maximum gross weight: 3,900 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-720-A1B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Hill City KS at 12:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
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 N269JW the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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