- Date
- September 15, 1971
- Place
- Melfa, VA · MELFA, VA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7721VAero Comdr A-9B
- Status
- Completed · report May 11, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163743
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3749 71/9/15 MELFA,VA AERO COMDR A-9B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 10000 TIME - 0745 N7721V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ACCOMACK COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MELFA,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - BEANS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 48 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7721V
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Accomack County
N7721VRegistration cancelled Dec 3, 1971 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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