# NTSB MIA72DKG25: Callair A9, N3579G, Waynesboro, GA, August 20, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 20, 1971
- 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: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163646
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DKG25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4408  71/8/20    WAYNESBORO,GA       CALLAIR A9          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 7360
        TIME - 1915                    N3579G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAYNESBORO,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7360                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  280                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- ENCNTRD PROP WASH FM PRVIOUS SWATH RUN,PLT LOST CTL,ACFT HIT TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3579G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3579G-1976-06-10), registration cancelled 1976-06-10, S/N 1088, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A9
- Registry model: [Callair A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (registry code 1850120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N3579G (3)

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 MIA67F0253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0253), Aug 19, 1966: Callair A-9 (N3579G), Allendale, SC, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK65X1479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1479), Mar 27, 1965: Callair A-9 (N3579G), Allendale, SC, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X4033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4033), Sep 18, 1964: Callair A9 (N3579G), Mill Haven, 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.

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