# NTSB FTW74FRJ18: Callair A-9, N3592G, Hooks, TX, October 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: October 26, 1973
- Place: Hooks, TX · HOOKS, TX
- Location: 33.4707° N, 94.2865° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hooks, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4707&lon=-94.2865&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201609
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74FRJ18
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRJ18-201609

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3292  73/10/26   HOOKS,TEX           CALLAIR A-9         CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 425
        TIME - 1315                    N3592G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 195 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOOKS,TEX                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - LOW ON FUEL
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  195                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - COTTON                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  370                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- DPTD SWATH RUN OBSVD STEEP L TURN REVERSED DSCNDD.TWO TANK ONE FEED.FUEL SEL FOUND IN OFF PSN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3592G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3592G-1973-12-21), registration cancelled 1973-12-21, S/N 1223 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Callair A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (registry code 1850120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731026036089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731026036089A), Oct 26, 1973: Airpts A4, Hooks, TX, Destroyed. Dptd swath run obsvd steep l turn reversed dscndd. Two tank one feed. Fuel sel found in off psn.

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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