# NTSB CEN26LA269: Aero Commander Callair A-9B, N7799V, Livonia, MO, July 27, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report
- Date: July 27, 2026, 08:19 local (13:19 UTC)
- Place: Livonia, MO · AG FIELD
- Coordinates: 40.488, -92.688
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4880&lon=-92.6880&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA Flight Standards
- NTSB case key (mKey): 203464
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN26LA269
- NTSB preliminary report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/203464/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA269

## Preliminary report

On July 27, 2026, about 0819 central daylight time, an Aero Commander Callair A-9B airplane, N7799V, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Livonia, Missouri. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 agricultural application flight. The pilot stated that he was spraying a field at the time of the accident. When the airplane was about 50 feet above ground level, the engine lost power abruptly as it came over a tree line on a final application pass. The pilot conducted a forced landing into the soybean field. The airplane sustained damage to the ailerons, fuselage, empennage and rudder during the forced landing. Figure 1 – Airplane at accident site he pilot informed investigators that the airplane was fully fueled before the flight. Examinations of the engine and airframe fuel system are planned following recovery of the airplane from the accident site.

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Loss of engine power (total)](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341) (defining event); cases with it: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md?model=0144206), [All aircraft, 3,820 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/341/sequence.md)
- [Emergency descent: Off-field or emergency landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440); cases with it: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md?model=0144206), [All aircraft, 3,365 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/440/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0144206), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7799V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7799V), registered now, S/N 1552, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A-9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1552
- Year built: 1970
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Operator: Cb Aerial Application LLC, doing business as CB Aerial Application LLC
- Registered owner: Cb Aerial Application LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: 5MO, Queen City, MO
- Destination: 5MO, Queen City, MO
- Airport: 5MO, Applegate, runway 16, 2,295 × 75 ft, grass/turf

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observed at: KIRK, 24 nm away
- METAR: METAR KIRK 271255Z AUTO 21007KT 10SM CLR 27/23 A2986

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