- Date
- June 13, 1992, 08:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Bisbee, ND
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7761VCallair A9B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920613019919A
- Case key
- 15258
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Probable cause
The loss of engine power due to fuel starvation resulting from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot experienced a loss of engine power during the pull-up for a reversal turn in an aerial application maneuver. Pilot made a forced landing in a field, and the aircraft nosed over during landing rollout. The fuel selector was in the right tank position. The investigation revealed that the right fuel tank vent was completely blocked by an insect's nest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7761V
- Reported as
- Callair A9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1518
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-G1F5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Ronald E. Tschepen
- Registered owner
- Husky Spraying Service, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 30, 1990
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
- 50
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 954 total · 72 in this make and model · 954 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DVL, 35 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7761V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.