- Date
- June 20, 1971
- Place
- Opheim, MT · OPHEIM, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9650ZCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161820
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2245 71/6/20 OPHEIM,MONT CALLAIR A-9 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 10025 TIME - 0615 N9650Z PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 95 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OPHEIM,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN HAIL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 95 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 3260 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- ENG LOST PWR AT LOW ALT DRNG A SWATH RUN.PLT PULLED UP TO AVOID WIRES,STALLED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9650Z
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N9650ZRegistration cancelled May 23, 2013 · Callair A-9Airframe modelCallair A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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Other investigations on N9650Z · 1
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