- Date
- July 13, 1984, 08:15 local (12:15 UTC)
- Place
- Pullman, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7714VAero Commander Callair A-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840713032289A
- Case key
- 12410
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft crashed while practicing aerial application maneuvers. The plt of the acft had been interrupted at the refueling pump by an acft which was awaiting a chemical reload. The student crop dusting plt, who was also a loader, left the refueling area to load the 2nd acft. He was seen going back to the refueling area but was not observed actually refueling. The crashed acft was found with one quart of fuel in the ruptured right tank and no fuel in the left tank. No residual fuel or odor was present around the wreckage. The fuel selector was in the off position.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7714V
- Reported as
- Aero Commander Callair A-9 (CALLAIR A-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1466
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robertson Crop Dusitng Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 0D1 · South Haven, MI
- Destination
- 0D1 · South Haven, MI
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 327 total · 39 in the last 90 days · 23 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.