- Date
- August 16, 1967
- Place
- Knobel, AR · KNOBEL, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8242HCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114890
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0528 67/8/16 KNOBEL,ARK CALLAIR A-9 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 800 TIME - 1730 N8242H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MCALLISTER STRIP TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RT.RUDDER CABLE- WAS CHAFFING AGAINST OFF CENTER FAIRLEAD. ACFT OPERATED 291 HRS SINCE LAST INSP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8242H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mcallister Strip
N8242HRegistration cancelled Dec 1, 1971 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9
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