Weatherly 620B N9026E

Summary

On 13 July 2007 at about 00:37 local time, a Weatherly 620B registered N9026E, operated by Frank's Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Wyoming, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

13 July 2007 at 00:37

Classification

Accident

Location

Wyoming, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.0833, -89.7833

Aircraft

Weatherly 620B

Registration

N9026E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Frank's Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kewanee → Morris

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07LA207

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines during the aerial application flight. Contributing to the accident were the power lines and the low altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot had completed spraying most of the field during the aerial application flight and was making clean-up passes when the left wing contacted four wires of high-tension power lines. Data retrieved from a global positioning system receiver on board the airplane indicated the pilot sprayed the field by flying an east-west pattern crossing the power lines. He then began making the clean-up passes in a southeast to northwest direction. The accident occurred the second time he crossed the power lines during the clean-up passes. Inspection of the airplane and engine did not reveal any pre-existing mechanical failure/malfunction, which would have resulted in the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.