- Date
- May 20, 1986, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Dell Rapids, SD
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7757VAero Commander Callair A-9B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860520023319A
- Case key
- 16859
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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.
Analysis
The plt stated that during the takeoff roll, he lost rudder effectiveness after accelerating to about 60 KTS. He applied brakes to stop, but the acft veered off the left side of the rwy & struck a fence. No preimpact part failure or malfunction was reported. Aprx 14 mi south at sioux falls, SD, the 1839 CDT wind was from 110 deg at 10 KTS. A blood test showed the plt had an alcohol level of 0.14%.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7757V
- Reported as
- Aero Commander Callair A-9B (CALLAIR A-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1503
- Airframe hours
- 2,890
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Conroy H. Langloss, doing business as Connie'S Crop Service
- Registered owner
- Conroy H. Langloss
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 2, 1985 · 112 hours before
- Departed
- Y06
- Airport
- Y06 · Weelborg, runway 18, 3,000 × 80 ft, asphalt
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,500 total · 350 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F, dew point 37 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FSD, 14 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7757V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.