- Date
- March 13, 1989, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Fisher, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7701VCallair A9-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 31, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890313003559A
- Case key
- 34770
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Probable cause
Failure of the engine magneto resulting in engine failure.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While performing an aerial application low pass over his family's farm feild, the newly certificated pvt pilot lost engine power and made an emergency ldg. Post accident investigation revealed the right engine magneto had failed causing the engine failure. The pilot was not qualified for 14 CFR 137 ops.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7701V
- Reported as
- Callair A9-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1452
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-B1C5, 290 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Secrease, Jerry
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- NONE · Fisher, AR
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
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 226 total · 50 in this make and model · 195 as pilot in command · 50 in the last 90 days · 45 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- JBR, 25 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.