Aero Comdr A-9B N7740V
20 July 1970 · Raymondville, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 20 July 1970 at about 16:30 local time, a Aero Comdr A-9B registered N7740V, operated by Sun Vallee AVI, was involved in an accident during in flight near Raymondville, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Raymondville, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sun Valley
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aero Comdr A-9B
- Registration
- N7740V
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Sun Vallee AVI
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1238
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
ACFT OBSVD L TURN, SNAP-ROLLED R TO INVERTED POS.DSCNDD TO GRND INVERTED.PLT DOUSED WITH CHEMICAL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aero Comdr A-9B accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Ruskin, Florida, United States | Del-Ray Flying | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 Apr 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Filmore, California, United States | Edward L.vaneg | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Altha, Florida, United States | Red Level Air | No injuries | - |
| 2 Oct 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Dos Palos, California, United States | Comfort Farms | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jun 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Dover, Georgia, United States | Bell Flying SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Apr 1970 | Aero Comdr A-9B | Aurora, Nebraska, United States | James M.reiter | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |