NONE · PIPER PA-36-300 · 2013-08-06 · Santa Teresa, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN13LA464
Event ID
20130807X03218
Type
Accident
Date
2013-08-06
Location
Santa Teresa, NM, USA
Coordinates
31.882778, -106.631111
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
PIPER
Model
PA-36-300
Registration
N3789E
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree at the completion of an agricultural spray run. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to accept a high level of risk to spray a small field bordered by multiple obstacles and his fatigue due to interrupted sleep the night before the accident.