# Accident 19880929059299A: Airpts A9, Churchville, NY, September 29, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 1988, 18:20 local time
- Place: Churchville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.1007° N, 77.8793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1007&lon=-77.8793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8402V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8402V-2015-05-19) (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 O540B2B5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 874 total, 224 in this make and model, 224 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC88DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DFJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880929059299A

## Narrative

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

STALLED WHILE MAKING LOW LEVEL TURN DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION. CRASHED IN FIELD. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC88DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DFJ04), Sep 29, 1988: Callair A-9 (N8402V), Churchville, NY, 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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