- Date
- July 18, 1980
- Place
- Valier, MT · VALIER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7278VCallair B-1A
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800718028489A
- Case key
- 129164
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2538 80/7/18 NR.VALIER,MT CALLAIR B-1A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 3376 TIME - 1045 N7278V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 88 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALIER,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - LOOSE GRAVEL MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- ABRASION MARKS FD INSIDE WHEEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7278V
- Reported as
- Callair B-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gravel Road
N7278VRegistration cancelled Oct 16, 2012 · Aero Commander CALLAIR B-1AAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR B-1AEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.