- Date
- August 30, 1985, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hollandale, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8273HCallair A-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850830042409A
- Case key
- 13202
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a maneuvering turn while crop dusting the pilot experienced a muffler failure and engine fire. He landed successfully and abandoned the aircraft. Subsequent investigation revealed that the bracket that holds the muffler/ exhaust pipe to the aircraft had broken. Hot exhaust gas subsequently started a fire in the engine compartment. Muffler shroud bolts and nuts were missing from at side of eng comartment. Also the acft was improperly fueled with auto gasoline. The callair A-9 does not hold an STC forgasoline.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8273H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1146
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540 SERIES, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Fire
- In-Flight
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Leslie C. Boler
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 25, 1985 · 912 hours before
- Departed
- RLA · Hollandale, MN
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 11,000 total · 1,100 in this make and model · 11,000 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.