Callair A-9 N8266H

28 August 1978 · Stella, North Carolina, United States · Minor injuries

Summary

On 28 August 1978 at about 11:45 local time, a Callair A-9 registered N8266H, operated by Meadows & Smit, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Stella, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 28 August 1978 at 11:45
Classification: Accident
Location: Stella, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport: Pvt Strip
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Callair A-9
Registration: N8266H
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 1
Operator: Meadows & Smit
Operating rule: Aerial Applicator
Purpose of flight: Crop Control Related Flight
Phase of flight: Landing
Route: Jacksonville, Nc → Star Hill, Nc
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Daylight
NTSB number: 3-2178

People

1 person had minor injuries.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
1	0	0	1	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

TRIED TO SKIRT TSTM.ENCTRD SEVERE TURBC, ATMTD LDG ON UNFAMILIAR 1000FT STRIP.FLAPS UP.GUSTS TO 30K

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2178, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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