Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 N7717V

Summary

On 29 June 1983 at about 19:30 local time, a Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 registered N7717V was involved in an accident near Lytton Springs, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one died. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

29 June 1983 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lytton Springs, Texas, United States

Coordinates

29.7001, -98.1105

Aircraft

Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9

Registration

N7717V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lockhart → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Not recorded

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83FRG05

1 person died.

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 CRASHED DURING A TURN-AROUND MANEUVER WHILE CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MISSION. THE ACFT HAD COMPLETED ABOUT 3 SPRAYING PATTERNS AFTER RELOADING AND WAS TURNING STEEPLY TO LINE UP FOR ANOTHER PASS WHEN THE NOSE DROPPED AND THE ACFT DESCENDED IN ABOUT A 60 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AT GROUND IMPACT THE LEFT WING WAS ALSO DOWN ABOUT 45 DEGREES. NO EVIDENCE OF PHYSICAL OR MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS WAS FOUND DURING THE INVESTIGATION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.