# Accident 19790724019189A: Airpts A9, Hammet, ID, July 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 1979, 10:00 local time
- Place: Hammet, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N8286H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8286H-2013-07-09) (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: 2,800 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FYA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYA21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724019189A

## Narrative

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

HIT GROUND WHILE PREOCCUPIED WITH SPRAY MECHANISM. REMAINED AIRBORNE, HIT TREES. FAILED TO DUMP LOAD. OVER GROSS WT

## 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 SEA79FYA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYA21), Jul 24, 1979: Callair A-9 (N8286H), Hammett, ID, 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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