# Accident 20030825020869A: Gulstm CALLAIRA9B, Driggs, ID, August 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2003, 13:35 local time
- Place: Driggs, ID
- Airport: Tetonpeaks/Driggs Municipal/Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7386° N, 111.0919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7386&lon=-111.0919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7924V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7924V-2013-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B (registry code 0144206, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM CALLAIRA9B
- Reported engine: LYC IO540G1C5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 20 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030825020869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 25, 2003, N7924V, A CALLAIR A-9B, DEPARTED THE DRIGGS, ID AIRPORT WITH A GLIDER IN TOW. DURING TAKE-OFF AT APPROX. 200 FT INTO THE CLIMB THE ENGINE OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT FAILED, THE AIRCRAFT LOST POWER, AND THE ENGINE SEIZED. THE GLIDER WAS RELEASED, N7924V MADE A GRADUAL LEFT TURN AND MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A PASTURE, EAST OF RWY 21. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TRAVELED APPROX. 350 FEET. DURING ROLL-OUT IT CROSSED ONTO A 5 FT BLUFF, CROSSED THROUGH TWO SECTIONS OF BARBED WIRE FENCE, AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT.

## 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 SEA03FA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03FA179), Aug 25, 2003: Aero Commander Callair A-9B (N7924V), Driggs, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to the improper installation of a counterweight roller pin retaining washer circlip, leading to the circlip coming out of its groove and the counterweight roller pin coming…

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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