# NTSB MKC74FCA12: Aero Comdr A9B, N7662V, Caruthersville, MO, October 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 9, 1974
- Place: Caruthersville, MO · CARUTHERSVILLE, MO
- Location: 36.1813° N, 89.6669° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Caruthersville, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1813&lon=-89.6669&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC74FCA12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA12-140983

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3445   74/10/9   CARUTHERSVILLE,MO   AERO COMDR A9B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1030                    N7662V              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 28, 1750 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            425 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CARUTHERSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARUTHERSVILLE,MO           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        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 - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SEEDING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
        REMARKS- CAMSHAFT FAILURE.LNDD IN SOYBEAN FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7662V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7662V-2019-01-09), registration cancelled 2019-01-09, S/N 1390, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (registry code 0144202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O-540-B2B5](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-540-b2b5) (registry code 42337, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Caruthersville

## 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 19741009035899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741009035899A), Oct 9, 1974: Airpts A9B, Caruthersville, MO, Substantial damage. Camshaft failure. Lndd in soybean fld.

## Other investigations on N7662V (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 GAA17CA371](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA371), Jun 24, 2017: Aero Commander Callair A 9 (N7662V), Morgan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid transmission wires.

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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