# Accident 19740314008239A: Airpts A9B, Calexico, CA, March 14, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 1974
- Place: Calexico, CA
- Airport: Johnson Brothers
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 32.6727° N, 115.5619° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Johnson Brothers Airport (61CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6727&lon=-115.5619&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7659V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7659V-1976-12-30) (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: 5,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 310 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX74FUM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740314008239A

## Narrative

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

NR 5 CONNECTING ROD FAILED.

## 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 LAX74FUM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX74FUM22), Mar 14, 1974: Callair A-9B (N7659V), Calexico, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7659V (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760919032929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760919032929A), Sep 19, 1976: Airpts A9B (N7659V), Imperial, CA, 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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