# NTSB IAD74DID03: Aero Comdr A-9B, N7778V, Parksley, VA, July 13, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1973
- Place: Parksley, VA · PARKSLEY, VA
- Location: 37.7863° N, 75.6539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parksley, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7863&lon=-75.6539&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189429
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DID03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DID03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2176  73/7/13    PARKSLEY,VA         AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0525                    N7778V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 23, 725 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PARKSLEY,VA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
        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 - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  48
        REMARKS- BEGAN GO ARND DUE APCH INTO SUN,WINDSHIELD DIRTY. ENG QUIT. LND & GR HIT PIPE.
```

## 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: Strip

## 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 19730713022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730713022599A), Jul 13, 1973: Airpts A9B, Parksley, VA, Substantial damage. Began go arnd due apch into sun,windshield dirty. Eng quit. Lnd & gr hit pipe.

## 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 IAD74DHO33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DHO33), Apr 16, 1974: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7778V), Hartley, DE, 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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