- Date
- September 29, 1988, 18:20 local (22:20 UTC)
- Place
- Churchville, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8402VCallair A-9
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report January 24, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880929059299A
- Case key
- 30754
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Airspeed - misjudgedCause
Stall - inadvertentCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The pilot was engaged in aerial application activities. When he started a turn at low altitude to align himself for another spray run the aircraft stalled and struck the terrain.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8402V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1602
- Airframe hours
- 1,363
- Engine
- Lycoming O-540-B2B5, 235 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Patrick J. Mccabe
- Registered owner
- Basil J Clark
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 4, 1988 · 244 hours before
- Departed
- Leroy, NY
N8402VRegistration cancelled May 19, 2015 · 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
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 867 total · 244 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 244 in the last 90 days · 120 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 57 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ROC, 20 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.