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NTSB accident investigation · Callair A-9B · Rolla, ND · June 20, 1982

Accident · No injuriesFinal report
Date
June 20, 1982, 05:45 local (12:45 UTC)
Place
Rolla, ND
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N7634VCallair A-9B
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Status
Completed · report June 20, 1983
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19820620023829A
Case key
72420

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - in flightManeuvering - aerial application
Airspeed - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Stall - inadvertentPilot in commandCause
In flight collision with terrain/waterDescent - uncontrolled

Analysis

The pilot reported that after loading with chemical, water, and fuel, he went to a field and began spraying. He stated that after he had made his first swath run, he was turning for a second swath when the plane stalled and crashed. The landing gear, propeller, and wings were damaged.

Aircraft

Registration
N7634V
Reported as
Callair A-9B
Category
Airplane
Serial number
1362
Airframe hours
1,824
Engine
Lycoming TIO-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Aerial application · Part 137
Operator
Rolla Flying Service
Registered owner
Rolla Flying Service
Departed
OGD · Rolla, ND
Destination
OGD · Rolla, ND

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role
Pilot
Age
23
Certificates
Flight instructor, Commercial
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Instrument ratings
Airplane
Medical
Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
Flight hours
2,727 total · 200 in this make and model · 2,554 as pilot in command · 275 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Dawn
Wind
315° at 8 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Temperature
140 °F
Altimeter
30.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.