# NTSB DEN80DTI12: Callair B-1A, N7278V, Valier, MT, July 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 18, 1980
- Place: Valier, MT · VALIER, MT
- Location: 48.3055° N, 112.2522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Valier, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.3055&lon=-112.2522&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 30, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80DTI12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80DTI12

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7278V-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 10008, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR B-1A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR B-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-b-1a) (registry code 0144308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gravel Road

## 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 19800718028489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718028489A), Jul 18, 1980: Slinds B1A, Valier, MT, Substantial damage. Right brake locked on landing roll. Airplane nosed over. Suspect particle of gravel from dirt road locked brake.

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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