# NTSB MIA74DKG82: Aero Comdr A-9, N8031V, Smithville, GA, June 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1974
- Place: Smithville, GA · SMITHVILLE, GA
- Location: 31.9011° N, 84.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Smithville, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9011&lon=-84.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 15, 2008
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130251
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74DKG82
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKG82

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2194  74/6/11    SMITHVILLE,GA       AERO COMDR A-9      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 45, 1400
        TIME - 0725                    N8031V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SMITHVILLE,GA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  100                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- RWY-STEEP SLOPE. AT TOP OF SLOPE PLT SAW ACFT THAT LNDD-OPOSITE DIR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8031V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8031V-2013-05-13), registration cancelled 2013-05-13, S/N 1598, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A-9
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (registry code 0144202) (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
- Airport: Duster Strip

## 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 19740611020499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740611020499A), Jun 11, 1974: Airpts A9, Smithville, GA, Substantial damage. Rwy-steep slope. At top of slope plt saw acft that lndd-oposite dir.

## Other investigations on N8031V (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 ATL83LA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA382), Sep 26, 1983: Aero Commander A-9 (N8031V), Andalusia, AL, 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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