UNK64X3621

NTSB accident investigation · Callair A9 · Hampton, SC · August 27, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 27, 1964
Place
Hampton, SC · HAMPTON, SC
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N3614GCallair A9
Status
Completed · report November 2, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181935

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2644  64/8/27    HAMPTON SC          CALLAIR A9          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 7000
        TIME - 1800                    N3614G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 936 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      IN FLIGHT: STARTING SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6500                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM

Aircraft

Registration
N3614G
Reported as
Callair A9
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.