Weatherly 620 N4605P
14 August 1993 · Mendota, Illinois, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 14 August 1993 at about 21:50 local time, a Weatherly 620 registered N4605P, operated by Hendrickson Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Mendota, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mendota, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.5500, -89.1204
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 620
- Registration
- N4605P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hendrickson Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI93DEE05
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FOM POWERLINES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANUEVER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT HAD MADE TWO PASSES MANEUVERING UNDER POWERLINES ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION APPLYING CHEMICALS TO A FIELD. AS THE PILOT BEGAN MAKING HIS THIRD PASS, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE POWERLINES. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND, SKIDDED, AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 120 YARDS FROM THE POWERLINES.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Weatherly 620 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 1993 | Weatherly 620B | Crowley, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1994 | Weatherly 620 | Ridgeview, South Dakota, United States | Terry Gross | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1992 | Weatherly 620A | Cobb, Georgia, United States | Varner Bass Aviation, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1992 | Weatherly 620 | Stockton, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 1994 | Weatherly 620TP | Montrose, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1995 | Weatherly 620B | Flagler, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 1993 | Piper PA-34-200T | New Lenox, Illinois, United States | Raymond M. Dolan | No injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 1993 | Walter D Courtney COURTNEY TWO | Canton, Illinois, United States | Walter D. Courtney | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 Sep 1993 | Lanceair 235M | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Nappi, Tito C. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jan 1993 | De Havilland DHC-8-311 | Savoy, Illinois, United States | Air Wisconsin, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1993 | Fokker 100 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Usair | No injuries | - |
| 31 Mar 1993 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Moline, Illinois, United States | Trans States Airlines | No injuries | - |