# NTSB LAX86FVD06: Callair A-9B, N7688V, Lodi, CA, March 8, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: March 8, 1986, 13:43 local (21:43 UTC)
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Coordinates: 38.110687, -121.160255 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1107&lon=-121.1603&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24972
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX86FVD06
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24972/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVD06

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - mech failure/malf, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fluid,oil - pressure too low (cause)
  - engine assembly,camshaft - failure,total (cause)
  - engine assembly,connecting rod - failure,total (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,nose gear assembly - overload (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

PILOT WAS RETURNING TO LODI AIRPORT AFTER AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN THE ENGINE LOST OIL PRESSURE. THE ENGINE SEIZED, AND A FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A VINEYARD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7688V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7688V-1987-12-22), registration cancelled 1987-12-22, S/N 1434 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1434
- Airframe hours: 2322
- Engines: LYCOMING IO-540-G1C5 290 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Killion Air Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection: Annual, February 4, 1986, 28 hours before
- Departed: 103, LODI, CA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: center; flight hours: 4,500 total, 750 in this make and model, 4,300 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 30 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 15 knots
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SAC

## 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 19860308006529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860308006529A), Mar 8, 1986: Airpts A9B, Lodi, CA, Destroyed. Following spray application engine seized after oil pressure loss. Landed in a vinyard. Crankshaft had failed.

## Other investigations on N7688V (1)

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 DEN78FTE60](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE60), Jun 9, 1978: Callair A-9B (N7688V), Hayden, CO, 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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