# NTSB MIA70F0223: Aero Comdr A-9B, N7743V, Waynesboro, GA, September 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1969
- Place: Waynesboro, GA · WAYNESBORO, GA
- Location: 33.0913° N, 82.0143° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waynesboro, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0913&lon=-82.0143&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156052
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70F0223
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70F0223

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3891   69/9/4    WAYNESBORO,GA       AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 7000
        TIME - 1015                    N7743V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 1500 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BURKE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBORO,GA               WAYNESBORO,GA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - PEAS                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- LANDED IN CORNFIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7743V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7743V-1973-05-25), registration cancelled 1973-05-25, S/N 1496 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A-9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Burke County

## Other investigations on N7743V (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 MIA72FLD73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLD73), Jun 16, 1972: Callair A-9B (N7743V), Sebring, FL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA70FKT20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70FKT20), May 19, 1970: Aero Comdr A9B (N7743V), Labelle, FL, 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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