# Accident 19741009035899A: Airpts A9B, Caruthersville, MO, October 9, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 1974
- Place: Caruthersville, MO
- Airport: Caruthersville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 36.1691° N, 89.6765° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CARUTHERSVILLE MEML (M05), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1691&lon=-89.6765&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7662V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7662V-2019-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 (registry code 0144202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-540-B2B5 (registry code 42337, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2b5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,750 total, 425 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA12-140983) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009035899A

## Narrative

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

CAMSHAFT FAILURE.LNDD IN SOYBEAN FLD.

## 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 MKC74FCA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA12-140983), Oct 9, 1974: Aero Comdr A9B (N7662V), Caruthersville, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7662V (1)

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

- [Accident 20170624024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170624024519A), Jun 24, 2017: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 (N7662V), Mountain Green, UT, Substantial damage. Pilot used interstate 84 (Utah) while navigating to airport. Struck high power electric lines which traversed a canyon above the highway. Lines were not…

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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