- Date
- July 31, 1981
- Place
- Park City, MT · PARK CITY, MT
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7781VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810731046559A
- Case key
- 123903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2475 81/7/31 PARK CITY,MT AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0610 N7781V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 63, 17000 TOTAL DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 6000 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED LODGE,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3600 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN REMARKS- SEVERE ATHEROSCLEROTIC CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE W CALCIFICATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7781V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7781VRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7781V · 3
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