- Date
- July 12, 1986, 07:29 local (12:29 UTC)
- Place
- Pleasant Dale, NE
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8413VAero Commander Callair A-9A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860712032509A
- Case key
- 34088
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Analysis
A witness reported the acft pulled up with one wing high and went practically inverted before striking the ground in a steep nose down attitude. The acft was engaged in an aerial application operation when the accident occurred. The company owner stated the acft would have been at an alt of 150 to 200 ft AGL during the maneuver. He continued to state the acft had a tendency to nose down in 'knife edge' turns and could not be recovered from an alt of 150 to 200 ftagl.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8413V
- Reported as
- Aero Commander Callair A-9A (CALLAIR A-)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1613
- Airframe hours
- 3,657
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Roth Aerial Spraying
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1986 · 256 hours before
- Departed
- PVT · Milford, NE
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,080 total · 689 in this make and model · 204 in the last 90 days · 160 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 6 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.