- Date
- April 16, 1974
- Place
- Hartley, DE · HARTLEY, DE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7778VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740416009659A
- Case key
- 125932
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2135 74/4/16 HARTLEY,DEL AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 560 TIME - 0800 N7778V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE AIRSTRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HARTLEY,DEL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 125 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 OVER MAX GWT.UN CLEAR TREES END OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7778V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Airstrip
N7778VRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7778V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB SEA83LA105Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWinear, IDThe acft collided with a fence during an off airport forced landing. The pilot was completing an aerial application pass & when the low fuel warning light came on the pilot switched tanks & turned on fuel booster. The engine quit at about 200 feet AGL.…NTSB IAD74DID03Accident · No injuriesClosedParksley, VA