# Accident 19790301003899A: Airpts A9B, Hemet, CA, March 1, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7684V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7684V-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 521 total, 65 in this make and model, 162 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79DUG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790301003899A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREES ON HILL ENROUTE TO AG OPERATION. DOWN DRAFT REPORTED AS A FACTOR.

## 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 LAX79DUG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUG20), Mar 1, 1979: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7684V), Hemet, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N7684V (1)

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

- [Accident 19970623015439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970623015439A), Jun 23, 1997: Airpts A9B (N7684V), El Indio, TX, Substantial damage. Failed to check fuel on preflight ran tank dry. Failed to switch tanks until too late . Nosed over landing in mud. (-23) on June 23, 1997 at approximately…

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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