# NTSB MIA79FLG32: Callair A-9, N3582G, Johnsonville, SC, September 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 11, 1979
- Place: Johnsonville, SC · JOHNSONVILLE, SC
- Location: 33.8142° N, 79.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Johnsonville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8142&lon=-79.4443&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133905
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLG32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLG32

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2056  79/9/11  NR.JOHNSONVILLE,SC    CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N3582G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 23, 3015 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            95 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TURF AIRSTRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         JOHNSONVILLE,SC              STUCKEY,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT                             TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN CABIN,COCKPIT,BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1500                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERRY
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3582G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3582G-1983-04-28), registration cancelled 1983-04-28, S/N 1221, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Callair A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (registry code 1850120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Turf Airstrip

## 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 19790911023379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790911023379A), Sep 11, 1979: Airpts A9, Johnsonville, SC, Destroyed. Pilot reported engine backfired during takeoff roll. Fire in cockpit. Aborted. Ran off runway. Aircraft burned.

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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