- Date
- May 22, 1971
- Place
- Aurora, NC · AURORA, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8266HCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161928
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2177 71/5/22 AURORA,NC CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 478 TIME - 1000 N8266H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AURORA,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 85 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 24 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND REMARKS- PLT FLARED LATE OVER WHEAT FLD AT START OF RUN AND CRASHED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8266H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N8266HRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Callair A-9Airframe modelCallair A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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