# NTSB IAD74DHO33: Aero Comdr A-9B, N7778V, Hartley, DE, April 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 16, 1974
- Place: Hartley, DE · HARTLEY, DE
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125932
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DHO33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHO33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2135  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7778V-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 1531, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A-9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Airstrip

## 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 19740416009659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740416009659A), Apr 16, 1974: Airpts A9B, Hartley, DE, Substantial damage. Acft over max gwt. Un clear trees end of rwy.

## Other investigations on N7778V (2)

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 SEA83LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA105), May 23, 1983: Callair A-9B (N7778V), Winear, ID, substantial damage
- [NTSB IAD74DID03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DID03), Jul 13, 1973: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7778V), Parksley, VA, substantial damage

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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