# NTSB CHI71FEK39: Aero Comdr A-9B, N7641V, Payne, OH, June 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1971
- Place: Payne, OH · PAYNE, OH
- Location: 41.0798° N, 84.7272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Payne, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0798&lon=-84.7272&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FEK39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FEK39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2006  71/6/12    PAYNE,OHIO          AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 963
        TIME - 1900                    N7641V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASANT VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PAYNE,OHIO                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  860                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- 1000FT SOD STRIP,900LB 2-4D.PLT STATED ACFT DIDNT FEEL LIGHT ENOUGH FOR TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7641V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7641V-2004-11-22), registration cancelled 2004-11-22, S/N 1369, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pleasant Valley

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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