# NTSB FTW68A0020: Callair A-9, N8242H, Knobel, AR, August 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 16, 1967
- Place: Knobel, AR · KNOBEL, AR
- Location: 36.3200° N, 90.6023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knobel, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3200&lon=-90.6023&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68A0020
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68A0020

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8242H-1971-12-01), registration cancelled 1971-12-01, S/N 1228 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (registry code 0144202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Mcallister Strip

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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