# Accident 19740611020499A: Airpts A9, Smithville, GA, June 11, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1974
- Place: Smithville, GA
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 31.9011° N, 84.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9011&lon=-84.2552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8031V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8031V-2013-05-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 (registry code 0144202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 150 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG82) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740611020499A

## Narrative

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

RWY-STEEP SLOPE. AT TOP OF SLOPE PLT SAW ACFT THAT LNDD-OPOSITE DIR.

## 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 MIA74DKG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG82), Jun 11, 1974: Aero Comdr A-9 (N8031V), Smithville, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8031V (1)

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

- [Accident 19830926054239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830926054239A), Sep 26, 1983: Airpts A9A (N8031V), Andalusia, AL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after pilot felt engine vibration. Engine mount bracket was broken.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.