- Date
- August 5, 1986, 12:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Ridgeland, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7946VAero Commander Callair A-9B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860805037489A
- Case key
- 7164
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was performing a test flight to test a new spray pump which was recently installed on the aircraft. Following a low pass over the runway the pilot heard a grinding noise from the left side of the aircraft. Shortly thereafter the aircraft lost total power and the pilot landed in a field short of the runway. Post crash examination revealed that the engine lost power due to fuel starvation. The pilot allowed the left fuel tank to run dry. The cause of the grinding noise was not discovered in post acc investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7946V
- Reported as
- Aero Commander Callair A-9B (CALLAIR A-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1567
- Airframe hours
- 2,651
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-T4B5D, 260 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- James E.Tuten
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 23, 1986 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- Ridgeland, SC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,744 total · 4 in this make and model · 4 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 120° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 75 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.