- Date
- March 18, 1972
- Place
- Avon, MS · AVON, MS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7601VCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166495
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1268 72/3/18 AVON,MISS CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 7474 TIME - 1415 N7601V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 461 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AG STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AVON,MISS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 7473 KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT REMARKS- PLT DUMPED LOAD,HIT TREES.CRASHED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7601V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ag Strip
N7601VRegistration cancelled May 11, 2015 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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