- Date
- May 11, 1973
- Place
- Clements, CA · CLEMENTS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7232VCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730511016359A
- Case key
- 190609
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1122 73/5/11 CLEMENTS,CALIF CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 2050 TIME - 0545 N7232V PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1800 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LODI,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAPES TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 60 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR AT END OF RUN.HAD TO AVOID TREES. CRASHED IN VINEYARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7232V
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N7232VRegistered now · Intermountain CALLAIR A-9Airframe modelIntermountain CALLAIR A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7232V · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX87LA079Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFremont, CADuring a towing operation, just after lift-off the aircraft lost engine power at approximately 75 feet AGL. The glider released and landed without incident. The aircraft continued straight ahead, ran into a fence and came to rest in a plowed field. The fuel…NTSB OAK78DVD41Accident · No injuriesClosedLodi, CA