# NTSB UNK64X1929: Callair A9, N9664Z, Belt, MT, May 24, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 24, 1964
- Place: Belt, MT · BELT, MT
- Location: 47.3872° N, 110.9277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Belt, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3872&lon=-110.9277&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 25, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184085
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1929
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1929

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1407  64/5/24    BELT MONT           CALLAIR A9          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3400
        TIME - 0930                    N9664Z              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 79 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           45                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 3225                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4700
        REMARKS- CROSSWIND GUSTY TO 24 KNOTS. TAKEOFF FROM DIRT ROAD
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9664Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9664Z-1964-12-22), registration cancelled 1964-12-22, S/N 1054 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A9
- Registry model: [Callair A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (registry code 1850120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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