# NTSB investigations: Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB ERA18LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA087.md): Aero Commander Callair A 9 · Bunn, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Final report · Feb 24, 2018 · N8401V · Substantial damage
  > The glider instructor's delayed remedial action when the glider became out of position during aerotow, which resulted in excessive side-loading of the release hook and a delay in the glider's release from tow, which resulted in the towplane’s descent and…
- [NTSB GAA17CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA371.md): Aero Commander Callair A 9 · Morgan, UT · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 24, 2017 · N7662V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot’s failure to see and avoid transmission wires.
- [NTSB MIA98FA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA172.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9 · Ocean Springs, MS · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1998 · N7736V · Destroyed
  > an in-flight collision with a nylon rope (wire), resulting in a loss of engine power, an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the ground.
- [NTSB NYC88DFJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC88DFJ04.md): Callair A-9 · Churchville, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Sep 29, 1988 · N8402V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot was engaged in aerial application activities. When he started a turn at low altitude to align himself for another spray run the aircraft stalled and struck the terrain.
- [NTSB MKC88DCA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88DCA02.md): Callair A-9A · Rush Hill, MO · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Aug 9, 1988 · N7735V · Substantial damage
  > About 25 minutes after sunset, the airplane struck a powerline and pole during a spray run. The airplane struck the ground inverted.
- [NTSB LAX85FA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85FA232.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9A · Fremont, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Apr 30, 1985 · N7713V · Destroyed
  > The purpose of the local flight was to tow a glider aloft to a launch point. The pilot said he had no memory of the accident flight. Witnesses saw the aircraft make a go around form short final as a pedestrian walked across the runway approach end, and then…
- [NTSB CHI84FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA289.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9 · Pullman, MI · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jul 13, 1984 · N7714V · Destroyed
  > The acft crashed while practicing aerial application maneuvers. The plt of the acft had been interrupted at the refueling pump by an acft which was awaiting a chemical reload. The student crop dusting plt, who was also a loader, left the refueling area to…
- [NTSB LAX84FA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FA227.md): Aero Commander A-98 · Woodbridge, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 23, 1984 · N7643V · Destroyed
  > The plt said the acft stalled as he was performing a left climbing turn during aerial application. The acft spun down hitting some oak tree limbs on its way to the ground. The plt had applied all but 200 lbs of his 1450 pounds of ammoniumsulfate.
- [NTSB ATL83LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA382.md): Aero Commander A-9 · Andalusia, AL · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1983 · N8031V · Substantial damage
  > After spraying 2 fields, the plt was en route to spray a 3rd field when a severe vibration of the acft was encountered. He elected to land in the 1st available field & dumped his chemical load. During the landing, the acft hit a terrace & nosed over. The plt…
- [NTSB FTW83FRG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FRG05.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9 · Lytton Springs, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Final report · Jun 29, 1983 · N7717V · No damage
  > The acft crashed during a turn-around maneuver while conducting an aerial application mission. The acft had completed about 3 spraying patterns after reloading and was turning steeply to line up for another pass when the nose dropped and the acft descended in…
- [NTSB ATL83LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA227.md): Aero Commander Callair A-9 · Florala, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 11, 1983 · N7284V · Substantial damage
  > The plt reported that during takeoff, the eng began to lose power at the edge of the arpt. He noted that fuel pressure was lost & reported that he was unable to regain the pressure with the electric fuel pump. He switched the fuel selector to the fullest…
- [NTSB MIA79DKG62](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKG62.md): Callair A9A · Mcrae, GA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 14, 1979 · N8412V · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78FCJ28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCJ28.md): Callair A-9 · Loup City, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 13, 1978 · N7227V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77DKJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKJ78.md): Aero Comdr A9 · Berry, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 21, 1977 · N7291V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD77FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA060.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Petersburg, VA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 13, 1977 · N7739V · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA77DKG64](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DKG64.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Sylvania, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 12, 1977 · N8032V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA77FKJ63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKJ63.md): Aero Comdr A9 · Samson, AL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 4, 1977 · N7284V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC77FFJ40](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FFJ40.md): Callair A-9 · Canandaigua, NY · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Aug 3, 1977 · N7738V · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI77FET28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET28.md): Callair A-9 · Winamac, IN · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jul 28, 1977 · N7734V · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI76DET11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET11.md): Callair A9 · Kewanna, IN · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 28, 1975 · N7734V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA75DYA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYA51.md): Callair A-9 · Glenns Ferry, ID · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 29, 1975 · N3555G · Destroyed
- [NTSB MKC74FCA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA12-140983.md): Aero Comdr A9B · Caruthersville, MO · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Oct 9, 1974 · N7662V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA74DLG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DLG37.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Bishopville, SC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 28, 1974 · N7754V · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA74DKG82](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG82.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Smithville, GA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jun 11, 1974 · N8031V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74DVD41](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD41.md): Callair A-9 · Lockeford, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 9, 1974 · N3617G · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW73FRJ17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FRJ17.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Garland City, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Sep 13, 1972 · N8029V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA73FLA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FLA10.md): Aero Comdr A-9B · Cottondale, FL · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 28, 1972 · N7679V · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW72FRG93](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72FRG93.md): Aero Comdr A-9B · Weslaco, TX · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jun 7, 1972 · N7675V · Destroyed
- [NTSB MIA72DKQ32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKQ32.md): Callair A-9 · Avon, MS · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 18, 1972 · N7601V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72FLJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FLJ07.md): Aero Comdr A9 · Rocky Mount, NC · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 26, 1971 · N7716V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI71FLQ24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FLQ24.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Morganfield, KY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 15, 1971 · N7712V · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK71DVA55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA55.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Red Top, CA · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Feb 8, 1971 · N7760V · Destroyed
- [NTSB CHI71DBQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DBQ07.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Harrisburg, IL · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 13, 1970 · N8030V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA71FKG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG11.md): Callair A-9 · Camilla, GA · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Jul 20, 1970 · N7218V · Destroyed
- [NTSB OAK70I0093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70I0093.md): Aero Comdr A-9 · Dos Palos, CA · Incident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 23, 1969 · N7643V · Minor damage
- [NTSB DIA70F0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70F0025.md): Callair A-9 · Parkton, NC · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Jul 12, 1969 · N7227V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC69F0091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69F0091.md): Callair A-9A · Chapman, NE · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Aug 2, 1968 · N7298V · Substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW68A0020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0020.md): Callair A-9 · Knobel, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Closed · Aug 16, 1967 · N8242H · Destroyed
- [NTSB FTW66D0082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0082.md): Callair A-9 · Bayou Metro, AR · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · May 25, 1965 · N8295H · Destroyed

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('0144202'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=0144202

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