# Accident 19730224003779A: Airpts A9A, Vernon, TX, February 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1973
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Airport: Wilbarger County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.2257° N, 99.2837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WILBARGER COUNTY (F05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2257&lon=-99.2837&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7956V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7956V-2012-11-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,171 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW73DPD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730224003779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND CONDS LT VAR-ON DAY OF FLT,PLT FLEW 9HRS BFR ACDT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW73DPD21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DPD21), Feb 24, 1973: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7956V), Vernon, TX, destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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