# NTSB FTW73FPG11: Aero Comdr A-9A, N671W, Boydell, AR, August 8, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1972
- Place: Boydell, AR · BOYDELL, AR
- Location: 33.3657° N, 91.4912° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boydell, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3657&lon=-91.4912&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Uncontrolled descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/650) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 8, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPG11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2870   72/8/8    BOYDELL,ARK         AERO COMDR A-9A     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3500
        TIME - 1230                    N671W               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 750 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOYDELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOYDELL,ARK                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INCAPACITATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - NOT USED                                        GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED                        COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- PLT PASSED OUT IN FLT.NO TOXICOLOGY TEST PERFORMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N671W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671W-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 1382, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A-9A
- 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: Boydell

## Other investigations on N671W (2)

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 MKC79DCG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG32), Feb 27, 1979: Callair A9-B (N671W), Deerfield, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC76FCG08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG08), Jul 25, 1975: Aero Comdr A-9B (N671W), Baldwin, KS, substantial damage

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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