# Accident 19910923046799A: Airpts A3, Williams, AZ, September 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Williams, AZ
- Airport: Williams Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3703° N, 112.2603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3703&lon=-112.2603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2903V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2903V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-3 (registry code 1850106, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A3
- Reported engine: CONT C1452
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910923046799A

## Narrative

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

SEVERE QUARTERING TAILWIND GUST HIT AIRCRAFT ON INITIAL CLIMBOUT. STALLED. CRASHED. THUNDERSTORM WAS APPROACHING.

## 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 LAX91LA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA406), Sep 23, 1991: Callair A-3 (N2903V), Williams, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH A STRONG AND GUSTY CROSS-WIND WHICH SUDDENLY DEVELOPED IN THE AREA AND HIS SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE…

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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