# NTSB MIA80FLD74: Aero Comndr A-9B, N7785V, Minneola, FL, June 18, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1980
- Place: Minneola, FL · MINNEOLA, FL
- Location: 28.6024° N, 81.7294° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Minneola, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.6024&lon=-81.7294&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 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136401
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FLD74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD74

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7785V-1982-03-03), registration cancelled 1982-03-03, S/N 1538 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMNDR A-9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kerlin

## 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 19800618023799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800618023799A), Jun 18, 1980: Airpts A9B, Minneola, FL, Destroyed. Aircraft lost power shortly after takeoff. Terrain not suitable for emergency landing.

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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