# Accident 19900428013079A: Airpts A9B, Montrose, CO, April 28, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 1990, 14:30 local time
- Place: Montrose, CO
- Airport: Montrose County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4901° N, 107.8702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4901&lon=-107.8702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7620V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7620V-1990-06-27) (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 IO540*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,954 total, 100 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428013079A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART IN STRONG GUSTS WITH FULL FLAPS BALLOONED INTO AIR STALLED, DRAGGED WING AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 DEN90LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA102), Apr 28, 1990: Aero Commander Callair A-9B (N7620V), Montrose, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS BY THE PILOT. THE ADVERSE WIND CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

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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