OAK69D0307

NTSB accident investigation · Callair A-9 · Dixon, CA · April 21, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 21, 1969
Place
Dixon, CA · DIXON, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N9616ZCallair A-9
Status
Completed · report June 30, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
189996

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1202  69/4/21    DIXON,CALIF         CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 8000
        TIME - 1230                    N9616Z              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 75 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAINE PRARIE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.

Aircraft

Registration
N9616Z
Reported as
Callair A-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Maine Prarie

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.