# Accident 19730308012999A: Airpts A9B, Helix, OR, March 8, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1973
- Place: Helix, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 45.8507° N, 118.6591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helix, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8507&lon=-118.6591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7607V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7607V-2017-02-04) (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 A9B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,605 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA73FYC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730308012999A

## Narrative

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

HIT HILL,GR COLLAPSED.AUTOMATIC FLAGMAN IN WING MALFUNCTIONED.

## 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 SEA73FYC21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC21), Mar 8, 1973: Callair A-9B (N7607V), Helix, OR, substantial damage

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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