# NTSB DEN81DTI07: Aero Comdr A9B, N7949V, Townsend, MT, May 9, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1981
- Place: Townsend, MT · TOWNSEND, MT
- Location: 46.3192° N, 111.5196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Townsend, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3192&lon=-111.5196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3239   81/5/9    TOWNSEND,MT         AERO COMDR A9B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 414
        TIME - 1818                    N7949V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TOWNSEND,MT                 TOWNSEND,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7949V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7949V-2012-10-22), registration cancelled 2012-10-22, S/N 1569, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810509022709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810509022709A), May 9, 1981: Airpts A9B, Townsend, MT, Destroyed. Aircraft stalled during procedure turn. Crashed and burned while spraying a field.

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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