# NTSB SEA75FTA07: Callair A-9, N3566G, Pryor, MT, September 3, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1974
- Place: Pryor, MT · PRYOR, MT
- Location: 45.4297° N, 108.5332° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pryor, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4297&lon=-108.5332&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75FTA07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75FTA07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2744   74/9/3    PRYOR,MONT          CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 19160
        TIME - 0930                    N3566G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 2350 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2350                       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 - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  3700
        REMARKS- LND IN FLD TO TALK TO FARMER. HIT DITCH HIDDEN BY STUBBLE GRASS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3566G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3566G-2018-03-05), registration cancelled 2018-03-05, S/N 1075, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9
- Registry model: [Callair A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (registry code 1850120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (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 19740903043009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740903043009A), Sep 3, 1974: Airpts A9, Pryor, MT, Substantial damage. Lnd in fld to talk to farmer. Hit ditch hidden by stubble grass.

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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