- Date
- June 29, 1983, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Lytton Springs, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7717VAero Commander Callair A-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830629027369A
- Case key
- 20768
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The acft crashed during a turn-around maneuver while conducting an aerial application mission. The acft had completed about 3 spraying patterns after reloading and was turning steeply to line up for another pass when the nose dropped and the acft descended in about a 60 degree nose down attitude. At ground impact the left wing was also down about 45 degrees. No evidence of physical or mechanical malfunctions was found during the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7717V
- Reported as
- Aero Commander Callair A-9 (CALLAIR A-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1469
- Airframe hours
- 2,258
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B25B, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- No damage
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- S&S Fertilizer, Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 1, 1983 · 50 hours before
- Departed
- 50R · Lockhart, TX
- Flight plan
- Military VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 1,550 total · 11 in this make and model · 1,459 as pilot in command · 160 in the last 90 days · 41 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 91 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.