# NTSB FTW72DRG08: Aero Comdr A-9B, N7976V, Mission, TX, July 1, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 1, 1971
- Place: Mission, TX · MISSION, TX
- Location: 26.2159° N, 98.3253° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mission, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2159&lon=-98.3253&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161722
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW72DRG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2530   71/7/1    MISSION,TEX         AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3000
        TIME - 1730                    N7976V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MISSION,TEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- UNIMPROVED AG STRIP.L TIRE FOUND FLAT,THORNS.R WING,GR,DMGD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7976V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7976V-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 1579, built 1971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A-9B
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private 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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