# NTSB MKC72DCQ50: Aero Comdr A9B, N7998V, Mcpherson, KS, April 18, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1972
- Place: Mcpherson, KS · MCPHERSON, KS
- Location: 38.3699° N, 97.6645° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of McPherson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3699&lon=-97.6645&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72DCQ50
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72DCQ50

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1552  72/4/18    MCPHERSON,KANS      AERO COMDR A9B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 550
        TIME - 1745                    N7998V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCPHERSON MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MCPHERSON,KANS              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      80
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          290                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  240                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- STALLED DURG ATMT TO CLIMB OVR PWR LINE,DUMPED LOAD,WENT UND WIRES,HIT POLE.DENS ALT ABT 3000FT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7998V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7998V), registered now, S/N 1589, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcpherson Muni

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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