- Date
- September 27, 1972
- Place
- Rudy, AR · RUDY, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8237HCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report March 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168527
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2726 72/9/27 RUDY,ARK CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1445 N8237H PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 44, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 270 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUDY,ARK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: OTHER TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- ACFT HAD A HISTORY OF IGNITION PROBLEMS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8237H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8237HRegistration cancelled May 14, 2013 · Callair A-9Airframe modelCallair A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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