# NTSB CHI73DEV13: Aero Comdr A-9B, N7965V, Jacksonville, IL, September 4, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1972
- Place: Jacksonville, IL · JACKSONVILLE, IL
- Location: 39.7292° N, 90.2322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7292&lon=-90.2322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 20, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168362
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEV13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEV13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3401   72/9/4    JACKSONVILLE,ILL    AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 3490
        TIME - 0900                    N7965V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 139 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JACKSONVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSONVILLE,ILL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: RETURN TO STRIP
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  780                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- CRASH LNDD IN CORN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7965V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7965V-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 1574, built 1970 (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: Jacksonville

## Other investigations on N7965V (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 CHI94DCG02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DCG02), Jul 5, 1994: Aero Commander Calair A-9B (N7965V), Excelsior Sprgs, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance above the powerlines during his maintenance test application run.

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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