- Date
- May 7, 1970
- Place
- Fitler, MS · FITLER, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7781VCallair A9B
- Status
- Completed · report December 18, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 127703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1530 70/5/7 FITLER,MISS CALLAIR A9B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 4762 TIME - 1130 N7781V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TALLULA,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 105 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND REMARKS- FIELD SURVEY DWNWIND APRX 75FT AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7781V
- Reported as
- Callair A9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lake Providence
N7781VRegistration cancelled May 9, 2013 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9BEngine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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Other investigations on N7781V · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.