# Accident 19860308006529A: Airpts A9B, Lodi, CA, March 8, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 1986, 13:43 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.1107° N, 121.1603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1107&lon=-121.1603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7688V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7688V-1987-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 750 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FVD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308006529A

## Narrative

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

FOLLOWING SPRAY APPLICATION ENGINE SEIZED AFTER OIL PRESSURE LOSS. LANDED IN A VINYARD. CRANKSHAFT HAD FAILED.

## 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 LAX86FVD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVD06), Mar 8, 1986: Callair A-9B (N7688V), Lodi, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N7688V (1)

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

- [Accident 19780609014559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780609014559A), Jun 9, 1978: Airpts A9A (N7688V), Hayden, CO, Substantial damage. Regulator bushing assembly broken in the fuel injection system.

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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