# Accident 19780609014559A: Airpts A9A, Hayden, CO, June 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1978
- Place: Hayden, CO
- Airport: Hayden
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 40.4922° N, 107.2643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hayden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4922&lon=-107.2643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7688V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7688V-1987-12-22) (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 A9A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,675 total, 200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE60) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780609014559A

## Narrative

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

REGULATOR BUSHING ASSEMBLY BROKEN IN THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM.

## 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 DEN78FTE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE60), Jun 9, 1978: Callair A-9B (N7688V), Hayden, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7688V (1)

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

- [Accident 19860308006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308006529A), Mar 8, 1986: Airpts A9B (N7688V), Lodi, CA, Destroyed. Following spray application engine seized after oil pressure loss. Landed in a vinyard. Crankshaft had failed.

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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