Weatherly 620B accident near Flagler, CO
On June 6, 1995, a Weatherly 620B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Flagler, CO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- June 6, 1995
- Place
- Flagler, CO
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 620B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.290°N, 103.059°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001207X03685
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On June 6, 1995, at 1350 mountain daylight time, a Weatherly 620B, N20119, collided with power lines while maneuvering near Flagler, Colorado. The pilot received fatal injuries and the aircraft was destroyed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for this local aerial application flight operating under Title 14 CFR Part 137. The flight departed Flagler at approximately 1340. According to a witness, spraying operations were being conducted with the swath runs from west to east with the flagmen located at the west end of the field being worked. A double power line approximately 65 feet in height ran from north to south. The aircraft was observed flying east. The flagers reported that the aircraft was conducting a swath run and struck the power line with the landing gear. One flager stated that it "looked as if the plane stopped in the air and hung from the wire." The flager further stated that the airplane "fell nose first into the ground then flipped on its top." The aircraft came to rest inverted facing opposite the direction of travel. PERSONNEL INFORMATION A review of the pilot's logbook revealed that he received the original commercial certificate on January 22, 1990. The logbook did not indicate flight time in the Weatherly 620B aircraft. Company personnel reported that the pilot had flown the airplane for 183 hours. The pilot was on his third aerial application flight of the day when the accident occurred. WRECKAGE AND IMPACT INFORMATION The accident site was a farm field with a county road oriented north/south on the
Probable cause
FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE STATIC LINE OF A POWER TRANSMISSION ARRAY DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.
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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.
