# Accident 19730905026279A: Airpts A9, Coldwater, MS, September 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1973
- Place: Coldwater, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.6904° N, 89.9755° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldwater, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6904&lon=-89.9755&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9655Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9655Z-1975-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-9 (registry code 1850120, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 320 in this make and model, 350 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74FLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730905026279A

## Narrative

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

PLT MISPOSITIONED FUEL SELECT DUE TO PLAY IN SELECT LND BEST AVAILABLE SPOT.FLEW 10HRS DAY OF 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 MIA74FLT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLT02), Sep 5, 1973: Callair A-9 (N9655Z), Coldwater, MS, 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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