# NTSB DEN86FTK02: Aero Commander Callair A-9B, N7757V, Dell Rapids, SD, May 20, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: May 20, 1986, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Dell Rapids, SD
- Coordinates: 43.820911, -96.710853 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8209&lon=-96.7109&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 25, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16859
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN86FTK02
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16859/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN86FTK02

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - judgment - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - impairment(alcohol), pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, takeoff
  - object - fence (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7757V-2018-02-23), registration cancelled 2018-02-23, S/N 1503, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMMANDER CALLAIR A-9B (CALLAIR A-)
- 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
- Serial number: 1503
- Airframe hours: 2890
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860520023319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860520023319A), May 20, 1986: Airpts A9B, Dell Rapids, SD, Substantial damage. During the takeoff roll, the aircraft left the side of the runway and went through a fence. Pilot was intoxicated.

## Other investigations on N7757V (2)

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.

- [NTSB MKC78DCD54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCD54), Sep 6, 1978: Callair A-9B (N7757V), Lake Park, IA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC74DER05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74DER05), Aug 9, 1973: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7757V), Winnebago, MN, substantial damage

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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