# Accident 19800424013249A: Airpts A9, Bloomfield, MT, April 24, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Bloomfield, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.4122° N, 104.9188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomfield, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4122&lon=-104.9188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8246H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8246H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-9 (registry code 1850120, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DTA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DTA11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424013249A

## Narrative

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

RAN ONE FUEL TANK DRY. FAILED TO SELECT OTHER FULL TANK. STALLED AIRCRAFT TRYING FOR EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 SEA80DTA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DTA11), Apr 24, 1980: Callair A-9 (N8246H), Bloomfield, MT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8246H (1)

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

- [Accident 19890728029169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728029169A), Jul 28, 1989: Airpts A9 (N8246H), Cartwright, ND, Substantial damage. Engine quit after backfiring. Crashed on landing. Possible carburetor set too rich and or carb icing. Auto fuel used

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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