- Date
- August 8, 1988, 20:25 local (Aug 9, 1988, 01:25 UTC)
- Place
- Rush Hill, MO
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7735VCallair A-9A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880808033739A
- Case key
- 34452
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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.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Object - utility poleFactor
Light condition - duskFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Judgment - poorCause
Visual/aural perceptionCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
About 25 minutes after sunset, the airplane struck a powerline and pole during a spray run. The airplane struck the ground inverted.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7735V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1488
- Airframe hours
- 1,800
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2A5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Rauffner Spray Service
- Registered owner
- Northern Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 30, 1988
- Departed
- MEX · Mexico, MO
N7735VRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2017 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 1,425 total · 325 in this make and model · 1,425 as pilot in command · 45 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 180° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- STL, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.