- Date
- June 10, 1970
- Place
- Newport, AR · NEWPORT, AR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7749VCallair A9B
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124761
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2508 70/6/10 NR.NEWPORT,ARK CALLAIR A9B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 856 TIME - 0630 N7749V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NEWPORT,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 340 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - RICE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- PLT SAW HIGH TENSION WIRES,FAILED TO SEE STATIC WIRE ON TOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7749V
- Reported as
- Callair A9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7749VRegistration cancelled Feb 26, 2013 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7749V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.