# NTSB SEA80DTA11: Callair A-9, N8246H, Bloomfield, MT, April 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 24, 1980
- Place: Bloomfield, MT · BLOOMFIELD, MT
- Location: 47.4122° N, 104.9188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bloomfield, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4122&lon=-104.9188&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131626
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DTA11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DTA11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0218  80/4/24    BLOOMFIELD,MT       CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3500
        TIME - 1630                    N8246H              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          RICHEY,MT                   GLENDIVE,MT
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NO LOAD ABOARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8246H](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8246H), registered now, S/N 1119, built 1965 (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 IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, 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 19800424013249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424013249A), Apr 24, 1980: Airpts A9, Bloomfield, MT, Substantial damage. Ran one fuel tank dry. Failed to select other full tank. Stalled aircraft trying for emergency landing.

## Other investigations on N8246H (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 DEN89LA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89LA181), Jul 28, 1989: Callair A-9 (N8246H), Cartwright, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO AN IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED CARBURETOR WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE RICH FUEL-AIR MIXTURE. THIS REQUIRED A FORCED LANDING IN AN AREA WHERE NO SUITABLE TERRAIN EXISTED.

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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