# NTSB SEA76FYC11: Callair A-9B, N7245V, Pendleton, OR, August 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1975
- Place: Pendleton, OR · PENDLETON, OR
- Location: 45.6756° N, 118.8195° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pendleton, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6756&lon=-118.8195&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report January 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76FYC11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYC11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3688  75/8/15  NR.PENDLETON,OR       CALLAIR A-9B        CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 12500
        TIME - 1638                    N7245V              PX-  0  0  0  FIRE CONTROL              TOTAL HOURS, 2000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         PENDLETON,OR                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT ON FIRE CNTRL WATER DROP ON BURNNG WHEAT FLDS. PLT HAD MARKED CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7245V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7245V-2017-02-06), registration cancelled 2017-02-06, S/N 1306, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-9B
- Registry model: [Intermountain CALLAIR A-9B](https://openairdocs.org/model/intermountain-callair-a-9b) (registry code 4570624) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19750815037009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750815037009A), Aug 15, 1975: Slinds B1A, Pendleton, OR, Destroyed. Acft on fire cntrl water drop on burnng wheat flds. Plt had marked coronary artery disease.

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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