Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 N7714V

Summary

On 13 July 1984 at about 12:15 local time, a Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 registered N7714V was involved in an accident near Pullman, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 July 1984 at 12:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Pullman, Michigan, United States

Coordinates

42.4808, -86.0893

Aircraft

Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9

Registration

N7714V

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

South Haven → South Haven

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI84FA289

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 WHILE PRACTICING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS. THE PLT OF THE ACFT HAD BEEN INTERRUPTED AT THE REFUELING PUMP BY AN ACFT WHICH WAS AWAITING A CHEMICAL RELOAD. THE STUDENT CROP DUSTING PLT, WHO WAS ALSO A LOADER, LEFT THE REFUELING AREA TO LOAD THE 2ND ACFT. HE WAS SEEN GOING BACK TO THE REFUELING AREA BUT WAS NOT OBSERVED ACTUALLY REFUELING. THE CRASHED ACFT WAS FOUND WITH ONE QUART OF FUEL IN THE RUPTURED RIGHT TANK AND NO FUEL IN THE LEFT TANK. NO RESIDUAL FUEL OR ODOR WAS PRESENT AROUND THE WRECKAGE. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS IN THE OFF POSITION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.