# NTSB IAD75DLJ02: Callair A-9, N8271H, Beaulahville, NC, September 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1974
- Place: Beaulahville, NC · BEAULAHVILLE, NC
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136738
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75DLJ02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75DLJ02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2960   74/9/6    BEAULAHVILLE,NC     CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 3050
        TIME - 1530                    N8271H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING W
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KINSTON,NC                  BEAULAHVILLE,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        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 - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT 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 -  100
        REMARKS- PLT AWARE OF LO R TANK FUEL.INTNTLY EXHAUSTED FUEL IN R TANK,SWITCHED TO L,ENG DID NOT RESTART.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8271H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8271H-1976-05-27), registration cancelled 1976-05-27, S/N 1144 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Callair A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (registry code 1850120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flying W

## 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 19740906032189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906032189A), Sep 6, 1974: Airpts A9, Beaulahville, NC, Substantial damage. Plt aware of lo r tank fuel. Intntly exhausted fuel in r tank,switched to l,eng did not restart.

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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