- Date
- May 7, 1989, 17:55 local (22:55 UTC)
- Place
- Hamilton, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3581GCallair A-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890507012449A
- Case key
- 34681
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
On this page
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain control and prevent the airplane from descending while in a turn.
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 plt was practicing agricultural spray runs when the accident occurred. After making a steep right turn to align with the field, the acft descended and impacted the terrain.a post-crash fire ensued. Metallurgical exam of the rudder cable revealed that all wires on four of the seven cable strands were worn through. The plt was thought to have had less than 100 hours total flight experience. A teardown of the engine failed to reveal any anomalies which would have suggested a failure/malfunction.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3581G
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1244
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2N5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Anderson, John Kurt
- Registered owner
- John Kurt Anderson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- 6K1 · Marceline, MO
- Destination
- 6K1 · Marceline, MO
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
- 27
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 100 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCI, 42 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.