Weatherly 620 N5296W
24 May 1994 · Ridgeview, South Dakota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 May 1994 at about 15:00 local time, a Weatherly 620 registered N5296W, operated by Terry Gross, was involved in an accident near Ridgeview, South Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Ridgeview, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates
- 45.0806, -100.8005
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 620
- Registration
- N5296W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Terry Gross
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Timber Lake → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI94DTK01
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper fuel tank selection.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The commercial pilot said he was flying aerial application swath runs and shortly after he changed the fuel selector from the right to the left tank the engine lost power. He turned on the fuel boost pump but the engine did not recover. He made a forced landing into a wooded area. Inspection of the fuel system disclosed no evidence of preimpact anomalies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Weatherly 620 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 1994 | Weatherly 620TP | Montrose, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1995 | Weatherly 620B | Flagler, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Jun 1993 | Weatherly 620B | Crowley, Louisiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 1993 | Weatherly 620 | Mendota, Illinois, United States | Hendrickson Flying Service | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Apr 1996 | Weatherly 620 | Akron, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1992 | Weatherly 620A | Cobb, Georgia, United States | Varner Bass Aviation, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1994 | Ayres S2R | Letcher, South Dakota, United States | Lemaul C. Shattuck | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1994 | Cessna 172 | Aberdeen, South Dakota, United States | Albert LEA Aircraft, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 2 May 1994 | Maule M-7-235 | McIntosh, South Dakota, United States | Sperber, Eugene J. | Fatal | 2 |
| 18 Aug 1994 | Hughes 369HS | Custer, South Dakota, United States | Wild West Helo Tours, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jan 1994 | Cessna 150L | Waubay, South Dakota, United States | Miller Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 11 Mar 1994 | Piper PA-18-150 | Ottumwa, South Dakota, United States | Cecil G. ICE | No injuries | - |