# Accident 19850830042409A: Airpts A9, Hollandale, MN, August 30, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1985, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hollandale, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.7497° N, 93.2007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7497&lon=-93.2007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8273H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8273H-2014-11-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850830042409A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE DURING SPRAY TURN.  LANDED IN FIELD.  MUFFLER SEPARATED WHEN BRACKET BROKE.  NO STC FOR AUTO GAS.

## 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 CHI85LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA363), Aug 30, 1985: Callair A-9 (N8273H), Hollandale, MN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N8273H (1)

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

- [Incident 19890915048049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890915048049I), Sep 15, 1989: Airpts A9 (N8273H), Westphalia, MI, Minor damage. Left wing tip contacted corn stalks on rollout at a Private Airport. Veered off runway into a ditch.

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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