# Accident 19770804034009A: Airpts A9, Samson, AL, August 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1977
- Place: Samson, AL
- Airport: Duster Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 31.1124° N, 86.0467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Samson, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1124&lon=-86.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7284V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7284V-2013-05-07) (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
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FKJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ63) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804034009A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MIA77FKJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ63), Aug 4, 1977: Aero Comdr A9 (N7284V), Samson, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7284V (1)

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

- [Accident 19830611025169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611025169A), Jun 11, 1983: Airpts A9 (N7284V), Florala, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff. Struck a fence and powerlines at end of runway. Fuel pump was clogged with foreign matter.

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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