# NTSB SEA73FYC21: Callair A-9B, N7607V, Helix, OR, March 8, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1973
- Place: Helix, OR · HELIX, OR
- Location: 45.8507° N, 118.6591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Helix, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8507&lon=-118.6591&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 173567
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73FYC21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73FYC21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2272   73/3/8    HELIX,OREG          CALLAIR A-9B        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 10605
        TIME - 0900                    N7607V              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HELIX,OREG                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC         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 -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  2000                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- HIT HILL,GR COLLAPSED.AUTOMATIC FLAGMAN IN WING MALFUNCTIONED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7607V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7607V-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1335, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9B
- Registry model: [Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-callair-a-9b) (registry code 0144206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19730308012999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730308012999A), Mar 8, 1973: Airpts A9B, Helix, OR, Substantial damage. Hit hill,gr collapsed. Automatic flagman in wing malfunctioned.

## Other investigations on N7607V (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 SEA72FYC12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYC12), Jul 29, 1971: Callair A-9 (N7607V), Hermiston, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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