- Date
- July 20, 1968
- Place
- Coalinga, CA · COALINGA, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7624VCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report October 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2553 68/7/20 COALINGA,CALIF CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1000 TIME - 0300 N7624V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - COTTON TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - 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 - 240 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- DROPPED FLASHLIGHT,REACHED TO PICK IT UP,NOSED IN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7624V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7624VRegistration cancelled Dec 20, 1971 · Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9BAirframe modelAero Commander CALLAIR A-9B
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Other investigations on N7624V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.