# NTSB MKC75DCJ09: Callair A-9B, N7775V, Wood River, NE, July 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1974
- Place: Wood River, NE · WOOD RIVER, NE
- Location: 40.8198° N, 98.6044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wood River, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8198&lon=-98.6044&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130266
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75DCJ09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75DCJ09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2219  74/7/16    WOOD RIVER,NEBR     CALLAIR A-9B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 5460
        TIME - 1045                    N7775V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 1430 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST PAUL,NEBR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1145                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      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 - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1750                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- EVASIVE ACTION TO AVOID WIRE STRUNG BELOW HIGH  TENSION LINES.DIVED UNDER WIRE AND STRUCK CROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7775V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7775V-1983-11-14), registration cancelled 1983-11-14, S/N 1529 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR 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: Substantial damage

## 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 19740716022789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740716022789A), Jul 16, 1974: Airpts A9B, Wood River, NE, Substantial damage. Evasive action to avoid wire strung below high tension lines. Dived under wire and struck crop.

## Other investigations on N7775V (2)

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 MKC76DCJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DCJ06), Jul 27, 1975: Aero-Comdr A-9 (N7775V), Palmer, NE, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC71FCJ69](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FCJ69), Jun 7, 1971: Callair A9A (N7775V), Ashton, NE, substantial damage

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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