- Date
- August 26, 1977
- Place
- Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7728VCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770826028299A
- Case key
- 158750
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2701 77/8/26 NR.CHARLOTTE,NC CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3500 TIME - 1900 N7728V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 78 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CATO STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: CROP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 70 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- RT WING STRUCK CORN BESIDE LNDG STRIP
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7728V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cato Strip
N7728VRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2012 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7728V · 2
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