# NTSB FTW73DQG20: Callair A-9A, N9649Z, Turkey, TX, October 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 5, 1972
- Place: Turkey, TX · TURKEY, TX
- Location: 34.3939° N, 100.8953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Turkey, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3939&lon=-100.8953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169128
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73DQG20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73DQG20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2766   72/10/5   TURKEY,TEX          CALLAIR A-9A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1235
        TIME - 0930                    N9649Z              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 377 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURKEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TURKEY,TEX                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1235                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2362                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PIECES OF RUBBER FOUND IN FUEL LINE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9649Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9649Z-1975-09-05), registration cancelled 1975-09-05, S/N 1039 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9A
- Registry model: [Intermountain CALLAIR A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/intermountain-callair-a-9) (registry code 4570620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Turkey

## Other investigations on N9649Z (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW76FPJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPJ03), Jul 26, 1975: Callair A-9 (N9649Z), Guymon, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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