# NTSB UNK64X4033: Callair A9, N3579G, Mill Haven, GA, September 18, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1964
- Place: Mill Haven, GA · MILL HAVEN, GA
- Location: 32.9338° N, 81.6496° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millhaven, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9338&lon=-81.6496&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 12, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181205
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X4033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2945  64/9/18    MILL HAVEN GA       CALLAIR A9          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1330                    N3579G              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 33, 2002 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MILLHAVEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPERLY SERVICED AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT)
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  423                       KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID)
          KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT SERVICED FROM 5 GALLON CANS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3579G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3579G-1976-06-10), registration cancelled 1976-06-10, S/N 1088, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A9
- Registry model: [Callair A-9](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-9) (registry code 1850120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Millhaven

## Other investigations on N3579G (3)

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 MIA72DKG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKG25), Aug 20, 1971: Callair A9 (N3579G), Waynesboro, GA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA67F0253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0253), Aug 19, 1966: Callair A-9 (N3579G), Allendale, SC, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK65X1479](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1479), Mar 27, 1965: Callair A-9 (N3579G), Allendale, SC, 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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