- Date
- June 20, 1974
- Place
- Stephen, MN · STEPHEN, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7238VCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740620031199A
- Case key
- 132634
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3439 74/6/20 STEPHEN,MINN CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 766 TIME - 1655 N7238V PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STEPHEN,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 766 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 850 REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED MAKING LOOP AT LOW ALTITUDE.PLT HAD COMPLETED SPRAYIND AND WAS RETURNING TO BASE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7238V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7238VRegistered now · Intermountain CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelIntermountain CALLAIR A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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