# Accident 19900908038439A: Airpts A9B, Ord, NE, September 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1990, 10:35 local time
- Place: Ord, NE
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RLYG
- Location: 41.5999° N, 98.9197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5999&lon=-98.9197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7691V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7691V-1991-05-21) (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 IO540B1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI90DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCJ02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900908038439A

## Narrative

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

IMPACTED IN CORNFIELD AND BURNED WHILE SPRAYING ADJACENT FIELD. IMPACT ANGLE INDICATES A STALL. NO WITNESSES.

## 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 CHI90DCJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90DCJ02), Sep 8, 1990: Aero Commander Calair A9B (N7691V), Ord, NE, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL DURING LOW ALTITUDE MANEUVERING.

## Other reports on N7691V (2)

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

- [Incident 19790804030979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790804030979I), Aug 4, 1979: Airpts A9B (N7691V), Sargent, NE, Minor damage. Temperature inversion 50AGL. Unable to gain altitude to clear terrain. Jettisoned load and landed in field.
- [Accident 19730817023109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730817023109A), Aug 17, 1973: Airpts A9B (N7691V), Edwards, MS, Substantial damage. Left fuel tank empty right full. Plt did not switch fuel tanks.

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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