# Accident 19890507012449A: Airpts A9, Hamilton, MO, May 7, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1989, 17:55 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7401° N, 93.9992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7401&lon=-93.9992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3581G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890507012449A

## Narrative

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

DURING AERIAL AGRICULTURAL SPRAY PRATICE,RUDDER CABLE SEPARATED DURING A STEEP TURN.PILOT LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 MKC89FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA104), May 7, 1989: Callair A-9 (N3581G), Hamilton, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND PREVENT THE AIRPLANE FROM DESCENDING WHILE IN A TURN.

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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