- Date
- September 15, 1972
- Place
- Melfa, VA · MELFA, VA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8289HCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report December 20, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167727
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0870 72/9/15 MELFA,VA CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 3897 TIME - 1450 N8289H PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 507 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ACCOMACK COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MELFA,VA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC 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 REMARKS- PROP BLADE SEPARATED. PLT FORCE LND IN OVERRUN. ENG CAME LOOSE ON ROLL. ACFT HIT SIGN POST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8289H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Accomack County
N8289HRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 1974 · Intermountain CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelIntermountain CALLAIR A-9
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