# NTSB CHI70F0004: Callair A-9, N3583G, Cayce, KY, May 5, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 5, 1969
- Place: Cayce, KY · CAYCE, KY
- Location: 36.5592° N, 89.0343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cayce, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5592&lon=-89.0343&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175517
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3583G-2012-10-09), registration cancelled 2012-10-09, S/N 1092 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Callair A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (registry code 1850120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3583G (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 FTW74DPA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DPA11), Nov 16, 1973: Callair A-9 (N3583G), Wilson, TX, substantial damage

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.

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