# Accident 19920710024849A: Airpts A9, Beaver City, NE, July 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1992, 17:25 local time
- Place: Beaver City, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PTFG
- Location: 40.1304° N, 99.8194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1304&lon=-99.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9627Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9627Z-1994-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Callair A-9 (registry code 1850120, https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9
- Reported engine: LYC O540B2B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,632 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 52 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920710024849A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SPRAY OPS. STRUCK TERRACES LANDING IN WHEAT. LEFT MAG GEAR FLYWEIGHTS JAMMED AND FAILED CRANK GEAR.

## 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 CHI92DCJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DCJ04), Jul 10, 1992: Callair A-9 (N9627Z), Beaver City, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE OVERHAUL OF THE LEFT MAGNETO, AND SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAGNETO/IGNITION SYSTEM WHICH CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

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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