# NTSB MIA72FLG43: Callair A-9, N7244V, Barnwell, SC, June 5, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1972
- Place: Barnwell, SC · BARNWELL, SC
- Location: 33.2423° N, 81.3663° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barnwell, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2423&lon=-81.3663&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166959
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLG43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLG43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2005   72/6/5    BARNWELL,SC         CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 3550
        TIME - 1530                    N7244V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 281 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAM RAYS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARNWELL,SC                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - OTHER
        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 - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- ENG DRIVEN PUMP FAILED. LND IN SWAMP. SPRAYING MELONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7244V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7244V-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1281, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Intermountain CALLAIR A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/intermountain-callair-a-9) (registry code 4570620) (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Sam Rays

## Other investigations on N7244V (1)

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 MIA69D0136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69D0136), Jul 22, 1968: Callair A-9 (N7244V), Estill, SC, destroyed

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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