# NTSB SEA70F0013: Callair A-9, N7204V, Great Falls, MT, June 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: June 4, 1969
- Place: Great Falls, MT · GREAT FALLS, MT
- Location: 47.5025° N, 111.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Great Falls, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5025&lon=-111.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175793
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70F0013
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70F0013

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1888   69/6/4    GREAT FALLS,MONT    CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 5200
        TIME - 1733                    N7204V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 385 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 5000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3850                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7204V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7204V-1970-06-26), registration cancelled 1970-06-26, S/N 1239 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Intermountain CALLAIR A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/intermountain-callair-a-9) (registry code 4570620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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