# NTSB SEA68D0274: Aero Comdr B-1, N7281V, Moscow, ID, February 28, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 28, 1968
- Place: Moscow, ID · MOSCOW, ID
- Location: 46.7286° N, 116.9993° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moscow, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7286&lon=-116.9993&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111539
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0274
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0274

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2542  68/2/28    MOSCOW,ID           AERO COMDR B-1      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 46, 18000
        TIME - 1400                    N7281V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 420 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -MOUNTAINOUS                                ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3400
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND                           PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - FIRST 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PLT WAS SPRAYING UPSLOPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7281V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7281V-2013-02-20), registration cancelled 2013-02-20, S/N 10024, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR B-1
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR B-1A](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-b-1a) (registry code 0144308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7281V (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA68D0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0019), Jun 24, 1967: Aero Comdr 200-B (N7281V), Pullman, WA, substantial damage

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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