Piper PA-36-300 accident near Moore, Idaho, June 13, 1986
On June 13, 1986 at about 8:45 pm local time, a Piper PA-36-300, registered N3742E, was destroyed in an accident near Moore, Idaho. 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 13, 1986 · about 8:45 pm local time
- Place
- Moore, Idaho · 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
- N3742E · no longer on the register · serial 36-7860063
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION TURN A RAPID RATE OF DESCENT DEVELOPED. THE PILOT RELEASED THE CHEMICAL LOAD AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND TO THE GROUND EVEN THOUGH THE PILOT LEVELED THE WINGS AND INITIALLY LOWERED THE NOSE. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE CONTACTING AND EMBANKMENT NOSE FIRST AND THEN COMING TO REST AFTER CROSSING A ROAD. THE DENSITY ALTITUDE AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS APRX 8,800 FT.
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: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,646 hours in all; 1,420 in this make and model; 274 in the last 90 days; 4,646 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: ctr
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,780 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, November 7, 1985; 200 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,800 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: U57 Arco ID at 8:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 120° at 2 knots
- Visibility: 25 statute miles
- Sky: scat at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 82°F (28°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
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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