- Date
- June 18, 1980
- Place
- Minneola, FL · MINNEOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7785VAero Comndr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report October 1, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800618023799A
- Case key
- 136401
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1869 80/6/18 NR.MINNEOLA,FL AERO COMNDR A-9B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0830 N7785V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY AGE 44, 9960 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2873 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KERLIN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MINNEOLA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ACFT CARRYING SULPHUR DUST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7785V
- Reported as
- Aero Comndr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kerlin
N7785VRegistration cancelled Mar 3, 1982 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.