# NTSB SEA76DYG46: Callair A-9A, N8259H, Wenatchee, WA, April 20, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 20, 1976
- Place: Wenatchee, WA · WENATCHEE, WA
- Location: 47.4360° N, 120.3293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenatchee, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4360&lon=-120.3293&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153369
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYG46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYG46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0977  76/4/20    WENATCHEE,WA        CALLAIR A-9A        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N8259H              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 39, 3500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WENATCHEE,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- RAN OUT OF FUEL R TANK.INSUFFICIENT ALT FOR RESTART.LNDD IN SOFT PLOWED FIELD.CALIBRATION FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8259H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8259H-2017-02-04), registration cancelled 2017-02-04, S/N 1132, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9A
- 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 19760420007569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760420007569A), Apr 20, 1976: Airpts A9, Wenatchee, WA, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel r tank. Insufficient alt for restart. Lndd in soft plowed field. Calibration flt.

## Other investigations on N8259H (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 SEA79FYP15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP15), Apr 29, 1979: Callair A-9 (N8259H), Dayton, WA, 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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