# NTSB CHI76DET11: Callair A9, N7734V, Kewanna, IN, August 28, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 28, 1975
- Place: Kewanna, IN · KEWANNA, IN
- Location: 41.0193° N, 86.4125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kewanna, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0193&lon=-86.4125&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 November 25, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DET11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DET11

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3102  75/8/28    KEWANNA,IN          CALLAIR A9          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 902
        TIME - 1530                    N7734V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 375 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEWANNA,IN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  902                       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  730
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7734V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7734V-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1487, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A9
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (registry code 0144202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Farm Strip

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750828027989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828027989A), Aug 28, 1975: Airpts A9, Kewanna, IN, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7734V (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 CHI77FET28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET28), Jul 28, 1977: Callair A-9 (N7734V), Winamac, IN, destroyed

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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