# NTSB FTW69F0489: Callair A-6, N7597C, Hope, AR, April 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 25, 1969
- Place: Hope, AR · HOPE, AR
- Location: 33.6682° N, 93.5889° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hope, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6682&lon=-93.5889&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report June 12, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187918
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW69F0489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW69F0489

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0923  69/4/25    HOPE,ARK            CALLAIR A-6         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2000
        TIME - 1315                    N7597C              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOPE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1200                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- AUTOPSY RESULTS NOT REPORTED. NO EVIDENCE FOUND OF EMERGENCY DUMP VALVE OR GATE ON ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7597C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7597C-1995-12-07), registration cancelled 1995-12-07, S/N 202 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-6
- Registry model: [Callair A-6](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-6) (registry code 1850114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Hope

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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