- Date
- April 29, 1979
- Place
- Dayton, WA · DAYTON, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N8259HCallair A-9
- Status
- Completed · report June 29, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790429014539A
- Case key
- 136142
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1033 79/4/29 NR.DAYTON,WA CALLAIR A-9 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 745 TIME - 1105 N8259H PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 45 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUSTER STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DAYTON,WA STARBUCK,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: SURVEY FIELD/AREA PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 63 KIND OF OPERATION - CHECKING CROPS/TREES/OBSTRUCTIONS KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY GLOVES - USED GOGGLES - NOT USED CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8259H
- Reported as
- Callair A-9
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Duster Strip
N8259HRegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Callair A-9Airframe modelCallair A-9Engine modelLycoming 0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8259H · 1
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