# Accident 19751104036139A: Airpts A9B, Hamilton, MT, November 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 1975
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 46.2526° N, 114.1601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2526&lon=-114.1601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7261V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7261V-1975-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FTI17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751104036139A

## Narrative

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

UNFAMILIAR WITH MTN FLYING.ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS,TURBC.UN OUTCLIMB RISING TERRAIN.DA ABT 7700FT.

## 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 SEA76FTI17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FTI17), Nov 4, 1975: Callair A-9B (N7261V), Hamilton, MT, 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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