Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 accident near Ocean Springs, MS
On June 1, 1998, an Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Ocean Springs, MS. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 1, 1998
- Place
- Ocean Springs, MS
- Aircraft
- Aero Commander CALLAIR A-9 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 30.401°N, 88.800°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001211X10149
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 31, 1998, about 1915 central daylight time, an Aero Commander Callair A-9, N7736V, registered to a private owner, operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, crashed while maneuvering near Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was destroyed. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The flight originated from the same airport at 1910. According to witnesses, the flight had been conducted for the pilot to practice banner towing pickup. Poles about 20 feet in height, with a yellow nylon rope were stretched perpendicular to the airplane's flight path. The flight was seen making a pass over the pickup point and then returning. The flight approached the pickup point from the north to the south and parallel to runway 17. The airplane was seen approaching the pickup site at an altitude of about 50 feet above the ground. About 100 feet north of the rope the airplane descended to an altitude of about 20 feet above the ground, and was seen striking the rope with the propeller. The rope wrapped around the propeller, shedding pieces of rope. Witnesses described the sound the rope made as being similar to "a large weed whacker." The airplane continued in a southerly direction and climbed to about 100 to 150 feet above the ground. The witnesses saw the airplane turn left (east), and then turn "sharply" to the north. The airplane was last seen descending right wing and nose low into the tress. Several witnesses said that after the airplane struck the rope the engine rpm decreased, but t
Probable cause
an in-flight collision with a nylon rope (wire), resulting in a loss of engine power, an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with the ground.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
