# Accident 19790429014539A: Airpts A9, Dayton, WA, April 29, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 1979, 11:05 local time
- Place: Dayton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 46.3168° N, 117.9768° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dayton, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3168&lon=-117.9768&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8259H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259H-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-9 (registry code 1850120, https://openairdocs.org/model/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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 45 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790429014539A

## Narrative

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

MADE LOW PASS OVER FIELD TO BE SPRAYED,MADE ABRUPT PULL UP,STALLED ACFT,CRASHED AND BURNED.LOW TIME IN ACFT.

## 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 SEA79FYP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP15), Apr 29, 1979: Callair A-9 (N8259H), Dayton, WA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N8259H (1)

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

- [Accident 19760420007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760420007569A), Apr 20, 1976: Airpts A9 (N8259H), Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel r tank. Insufficient alt for restart. Lndd in soft plowed field. Calibration flt.

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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