Callair A-9B N7778V
23 May 1983 · Winear, Idaho, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1983 at about 17:00 local time, a Callair A-9B registered N7778V, operated by Preston Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Winear, Idaho, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winear, Idaho, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2005, -111.7392
- Aircraft
- Callair A-9B
- Registration
- N7778V
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Preston Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Preston → Winear
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA83LA105
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A FENCE DURING AN OFF AIRPORT FORCED LANDING. THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING AN AERIAL APPLICATION PASS & WHEN THE LOW FUEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE PILOT SWITCHED TANKS & TURNED ON FUEL BOOSTER. THE ENGINE QUIT AT ABOUT 200 FEET AGL. INVESTIGATION REVEALED SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 3 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL PER TANK. THE OPERATORS MANUAL STATES THAT THE LAST 3 1/2 GALLONS OF FUEL MAY NOT BE USEABLE DURING STEEP TURNS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Callair A-9B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 1982 | Callair A-9B | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Conroy H. Langloss | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Callair A-9B | Ulysses, Kansas, United States | Otto M. Neidert | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1982 | Callair A-9B | Rolla, North Dakota, United States | Rolla Flying Service | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1981 | Callair A-9B | Hector, Minnesota, United States | Newberg Sky SP | No injuries | - |
| 31 Oct 1981 | Callair A-9B | Fostoria, Iowa, United States | WM H Hoppe | No injuries | - |
| 29 Aug 1981 | Callair A-9B | Maringouin, Louisiana, United States | Drake Aviation | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 1983 | Cessna A-185F II | Driggs, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1983 | Cromwell/Pitts S-1S | Athol, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Mar 1983 | Cessna 150J | Glenns Ferry, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Mar 1983 | Cessna 182Q | McCall, Idaho, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-36 | Firth, Idaho, United States | David D. Hunter | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Aug 1983 | Mooney M20E | Nampa, Idaho, United States | - | No injuries | - |