- Date
- June 17, 1982, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place
- Ulysses, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7603VCallair A-9B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820617023329A
- Case key
- 72894
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot was on a spray flight over an area of sand hills. While dropping flags to help determine the wind on the surface, he encountered unfavorable wind conditions and a sudden loss of lift. He applied full power, but was unable to recover from the mushing condition before hitting the ground. The pilot reported severe to extreme turbulence, a temperature of 85 degrees fahrenheit, and believed there were downdrafts and unusual wind circulation among the sand dunes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7603V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1331
- Airframe hours
- 4,169
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-G1C5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Otto M. Neidert
- Registered owner
- Otto M. Neidert
- Departed
- Ulysses, KS
- Destination
- Ulysses, KS
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 20,000 total · 4,000 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.