- Date
- May 29, 1969
- Place
- Smithville, GA · SMITHVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7697VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170798
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2258 69/5/29 SMITHVILLE,GA AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 250 TIME - 0927 N7697V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 30 KIND OF OPERATION - PRACTICE KIND OF CROP - COTTON PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PRACTICE AG RUN 60 GALS WATER.CAUSE OF ENG FAILURE NOT DETERMINED DUE ACFT DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7697V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7697VRegistration cancelled Jul 15, 1970 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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