# NTSB UNK65X1479: Callair A-9, N3579G, Allendale, SC, March 27, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1965
- Place: Allendale, SC · ALLENDALE, SC
- Location: 33.0081° N, 81.3093° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Allendale, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0081&lon=-81.3093&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 178568
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1479
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1479

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2699  65/3/27    ALLENDALE SC        CALLAIR A-9         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 8600
        TIME - 0850                    N3579G              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  175                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
```

## 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 A-9
- 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

## 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 UNK64X4033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4033), Sep 18, 1964: Callair A9 (N3579G), Mill Haven, GA, 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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