- Date
- August 29, 1972
- Place
- Samson, AL · SAMSON, AL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7957VCallair A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report March 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168420
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3284 72/8/29 SAMSON,ALA CALLAIR A-9B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1115 N7957V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION AGE 33, 5270 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SLOCOMB,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 600 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SPRAYING SOYBEANS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7957V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7957VRegistration cancelled Nov 22, 1972 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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