# Accident 19830611025169A: Airpts A9, Florala, AL, June 11, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Florala, AL
- Airport: Florala
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0190° N, 86.2990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0190&lon=-86.2990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7284V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7284V-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 (registry code 0144202, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-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
- Reported engine: LYC O540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL83LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611025169A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK A FENCE AND POWERLINES AT END OF RUNWAY.  FUEL PUMP WAS CLOGGED WITH FOREIGN MATTER.

## 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 ATL83LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA227), Jun 11, 1983: Aero Commander Callair A-9 (N7284V), Florala, AL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7284V (1)

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

- [Accident 19770804034009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804034009A), Aug 4, 1977: Airpts A9 (N7284V), Samson, AL, Substantial damage

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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