# Accident 19960702015729A: Airpts A9B, Cloverdale, OH, July 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 1996, 20:00 local time
- Place: Cloverdale, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HCFG
- Location: 41.0106° N, 84.3002° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0106&lon=-84.3002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7730V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7730V-1997-03-24) (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 IO540G1C5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960702015729A

## Narrative

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

LOST FUEL PRESSURE ON PULLUP FROM SPRAY RUN. ENGINE QUIT. DUMPED LOAD HIT TREES. NO MECHANICAL. (-23) THE PILOT REPORTED, DURING AN AGRICULTURE APPLICATION, THE LOW FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED BETWEEN TWO TREES, AFTER GLIDING OVER A LINE OF TREES INTO A SECOND LINE OF TREES. THE LEFT WING SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT WITH ADDITIONAL EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND FUSELAGE DUE TO POST ACCIDENT FIRE.

## 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 IAD96LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA103), Jul 2, 1996: Aero Commander Calair A-9B (N7730V), Cloverdale, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: Powerplant failure due to undetermined reasons. Contributing to the severity of the crash was the unsuitable terrain in which the aircraft landed and post-crash fire.

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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