# Accident 19940705017319A: Airpts A9B, Excelsior Sprin, MO, July 5, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1994, 17:00 local time
- Place: Excelsior Sprin, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WDDG
- Location: 39.3500° N, 94.2295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3500&lon=-94.2295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7965V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7965V-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRPTS A9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 16,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCG02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940705017319A

## Narrative

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

ON TEST RUN WITH WATER AFTER CLEANING SPRAY NOZZLES. STRUCK POWER LINE. SEVERED WING. SHOULDER HARNESS NOT USED.

## 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 CHI94DCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCG02), Jul 5, 1994: Aero Commander Calair A-9B (N7965V), Excelsior Sprgs, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the powerlines during his maintenance test application run.

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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