# NTSB MIA73DLA36: Aero Comdr A-9B, N7919V, Greensboro, FL, May 9, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1973
- Place: Greensboro, FL · GREENSBORO, FL
- Location: 30.5710° N, 84.7229° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5710&lon=-84.7229&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190541
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73DLA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73DLA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1232   73/5/9    GREENSBORO,FLA      AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 681
        TIME - 1430                    N7919V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          QUINCY,FLA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - TOBACCO                                   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 - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -DENSE WITH TREES
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  225                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- APCH OVR TALL PINE TREES INTO TOBACCO FLD DRG FLARE SETTLED INTO SHADE CVRG TOBACCO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7919V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7919V-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1559, built 1970 (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)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730509011799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730509011799A), May 9, 1973: Airpts A9B, Greensboro, FL, Substantial damage. Apch ovr tall pine trees into tobacco fld drg flare settled into shade cvrg tobacco.

## Other investigations on N7919V (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 LAX79FVG70](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVG70), Aug 16, 1979: Aero Comndr A-9B (N7919V), Burney, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA72DKG34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG34), Aug 16, 1971: Aero Comdr A-9B (N7919V), Iron City, 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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