- Date
- August 16, 1971
- Place
- Mccrory, AR · MCCRORY, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7683VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report January 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162680
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1449 71/8/16 MCCRORY,ARK AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 3600 TIME - 1430 N7683V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 835 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOWELL,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: CYLINDER ASSEMBLY 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 -FAILED ON IMPACT GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- INV SHOWED NR4 CYL HAD LITTLE TO NO COMPRESSION,PSBL PWR LOSS PRECEDING ACDNT.FLT PHASE UNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7683V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7683VRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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