# Accident 20240601006089A: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B, Zebulon, NC, June 1, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2024, 17:05 local time
- Place: Zebulon, NC
- Airport: Crooked Creek
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9353° N, 78.2431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9353&lon=-78.2431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7650V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7650V) (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: AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A-9B
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240601006089A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS TOWING A GLIDER. AFTER DROPPING OFF THE GLIDER THE PILOT WAS RETURNING BACK TO AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE AND NOSE DIVED INTO THE GROUND NEXT TO A SOYBEAN FIELD.

## 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 ERA24LA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA240), Jun 1, 2024: Aero Commander Callair A-9B (N7650V), Zebulon, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power while maneuvering due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N7650V (1)

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

- [Accident 19730613015599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730613015599A), Jun 13, 1973: Airpts A9B (N7650V), Hallett, OK, Substantial damage. Strip dwnhill gnd elev where airborne 25FT higher than tree base. Acft alt constant aftr l/o.

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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