# Accident 20020713015069A: Gulstm CALLAIRA9B, El Paso, TX, July 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2002, 15:30 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: West Texas Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.7197° N, 106.2392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7197&lon=-106.2392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7791V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7791V-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: GULSTM CALLAIRA9B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020713015069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 13, 2002, AT 1530 MDT, AN AERO COMMANDER CALAIR-A-9B, N7791V, REGISTERED TO THE EL PASO SOARING SOCIETY, COLLIDED INTO THE GROUND AFTER ENCOUNTERING A "DUST DEVIL" UPON LANDING AT THE WEST TEXAS AIRPORT IN EL PASO, TEXAS. THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN TOWING GLIDERS AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE WEST TEXAS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1510 MDT.

## 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 FTW02CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02CA206), Jul 13, 2002: Aero Commander Callair A-9B (N7791V), El Paso, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the loss of control due to the encounter with the dust devil.

## Other reports on N7791V (1)

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

- [Accident 19740718020089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740718020089A), Jul 18, 1974: Airpts A9B (N7791V), Temperancevl, VA, Substantial damage. Eng driven fuel pump worn. Fuel line fm pump to fuel ctl restricted due to twist.

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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