# NTSB MKC76FCG08: Aero Comdr A-9B, N671W, Baldwin, KS, July 25, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 25, 1975
- Place: Baldwin, KS · BALDWIN, KS
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150112
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCG08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2485  75/7/25    BALDWIN,KS          AERO COMDR A-9B     CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1655                    N671W               PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 32, 5423 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            400 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VINLAND VALLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BALDWIN,KS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  750                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - NOT USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PARTIAL POWER LOSS FOR REASONS UNDETERMINABLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N671W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N671W-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 1382, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR A-9B
- 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: Vinland Valley

## 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 19750725022899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750725022899A), Jul 25, 1975: Airpts A9B, Baldwin, KS, Substantial damage. Partial power loss for reasons undeterminable.

## Other investigations on N671W (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 MKC79DCG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DCG32), Feb 27, 1979: Callair A9-B (N671W), Deerfield, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW73FPG11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPG11), Aug 8, 1972: Aero Comdr A-9A (N671W), Boydell, AR, 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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