# NTSB FTW80DPJ25: Callair A-9B, N7798V, Ponca City, OK, June 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1980
- Place: Ponca City, OK · PONCA CITY, OK
- Location: 36.7210° N, 97.0684° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ponca City, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7210&lon=-97.0684&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130574
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80DPJ25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DPJ25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2974   80/6/4    PONCA CITY,OK       CALLAIR A-9B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 19, 335
        TIME - 1630                    N7798V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PONCA CITY,OK               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - 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 -  1000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- FUEL PUMP SHAFT WORN EXCESSIVELY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7798V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7798V-2013-05-09), registration cancelled 2013-05-09, S/N 1551, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800604019979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800604019979A), Jun 4, 1980: Airpts A9B, Ponca City, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit during first spray run. Found inoperative fuel pump. Failed to use auxilllary fuel pumps.

## Other investigations on N7798V (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 CHI04LA295](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA295), Jul 16, 2004: Aero Commander Callair A-9B (N7798V), Norton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fire in the area of the fuel line and the unsuitable terrain encountered during an emergency landing by the pilot. Contributing factors were the pole.

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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