# NTSB DEN74FTE84: Callair A-9B, N7773V, Hoyt, CO, June 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1974
- Place: Hoyt, CO · HOYT, CO
- Location: 40.0155° N, 104.0750° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hoyt, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0155&lon=-104.0750&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125869
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FTE84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FTE84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1610  74/6/14  NR.HOYT,COLO          CALLAIR A-9B        CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 0845                    N7773V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   46, 14200 TOTAL HOURS, 31
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BRIGHTON,COLO              HOYT,COLO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  5200
        REMARKS- LOW ALT ACROBATICS.RETURNING FRM AG FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7773V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7773V-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 1527 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19740614018739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740614018739A), Jun 14, 1974: Airpts A9B, Hoyt, CO, Destroyed. Low alt acrobatics. Returning frm ag flt.

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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