# NTSB IAD77DKM32: Callair A-9, N7728V, Charlotte, NC, August 26, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1977
- Place: Charlotte, NC · CHARLOTTE, NC
- Location: 35.2271° N, 80.8431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Charlotte, NC, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2271&lon=-80.8431&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 11, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158750
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKM32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKM32

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7728V-2012-08-10), registration cancelled 2012-08-10, S/N 1479, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cato 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 19770826028299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770826028299A), Aug 26, 1977: Airpts A9B, Charlotte, NC, Substantial damage. Rt wing struck corn beside lndg strip

## Other investigations on N7728V (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 MIA75DKG23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75DKG23), Aug 23, 1974: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7728V), Whigham, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA72DKG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG17), Aug 2, 1971: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7728V), Vienna, GA, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.