N2851F – CALLAIR A9B – 1994-07-01 NTSB Accident Report

On July 01, 1994, a Callair A9B (N2851F) was involved in an incident near Minot, ND. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the wheat field. A factor was the turbulence.

On July 1, 1994, about 1600 central daylight time, a Callair A9B airplane, N2851F, operated by Pietsch Spraying Inc. of Minot, North Dakota, sustained substantial damage when it collided with terrain 12 miles southwest of Minot. The commercial pilot sustained no injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the aerial application flight conducted under CFR 14 Part 137. The local flight originated at Minot International Airport about 1530. No flight plan was filed.

The pilot reported the airplane was equipped with "super booms" which trail beneath the airplane. He said he was flying low to optimize spraying along the side of a hill.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI94LA218. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N2851F.