# Accident 19730719022769A: Airpts A5, Arkadelphia, AR, July 19, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1973
- Place: Arkadelphia, AR
- Airport: Arkadelphia
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.1274° N, 93.0709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkadelphia, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1274&lon=-93.0709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9981C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9981C-2017-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-5 (registry code 1850110, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 285 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74FPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730719022769A

## Narrative

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

FAM FLT SPRAY EQUIP CK USING WATER.ENG TAGGED FOR TEARDOWN.MIXT CTL SET 1/2-3/4 LEAN FOR FLT OPS.

## 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 FTW74FPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FPG05), Jul 19, 1973: Callair A-5 (N9981C), Arkadelphia, AR, 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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