CHI70F0004

NTSB accident investigation · Callair A-9 · Cayce, KY · May 5, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 5, 1969
Place
Cayce, KY · CAYCE, KY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N3583GCallair A-9
Status
Completed · report August 14, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175517

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1863   69/5/5    CAYCE,KY            CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1500
        TIME - 1815                    N3583G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  450                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - NOT AVAILABLE
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- T/O FROM PASTURE. GRASS 6-8 IN HIGH.

Aircraft

Registration
N3583G
Reported as
Callair A-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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