# NTSB IAD76FLJ05: Callair A-9, N7219V, Kenansville, NC, August 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Kenansville, NC · KENANSVILLE, NC
- Location: 34.9598° N, 77.9660° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenansville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9598&lon=-77.9660&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FLJ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FLJ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2021   75/8/9    KENANSVILLE,NC      CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1370
        TIME - 1200                    N7219V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MT OLIVE,NC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   12                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  145                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- R WING STRUCK A TREE DRG TRIMMING RUN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7219V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7219V-1975-09-12), registration cancelled 1975-09-12, S/N 1256 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19750809022469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809022469A), Aug 9, 1975: Airpts A9, Kenansville, NC, Destroyed. R wing struck a tree drg trimming run.

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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