# NTSB OAK74DVD41: Callair A-9, N3617G, Lockeford, CA, May 9, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 9, 1974
- Place: Lockeford, CA · LOCKEFORD, CA
- Location: 38.1511° N, 121.1540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockeford, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1511&lon=-121.1540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125977
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK74DVD41
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD41

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1876   74/5/9  NR.LOCKEFORD,CALIF    CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 3012
        TIME - 0830                    N3617G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 405 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LOCKEFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOCKEFORD,CALIF              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT: SPRAY,DUSTING EQUIPMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           85                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3004                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAPES                                    TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  50
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- OILED RNWY.EMERG DUMP CNTRL FAILED TO OPERATE.RWY TOO SHORT FOR EXISTING LOAD AND HI TEMP COND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3617G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3617G-1975-06-09), registration cancelled 1975-06-09, S/N 1017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9) (registry code 0144202) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Lockeford

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740509021239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740509021239A), May 9, 1974: Airpts A9, Lockeford, CA, Destroyed. Oiled rnwy. Emerg dump cntrl failed to operate. Rwy too short for existing load and hi temp cond.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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