Weatherly 620B accident near Wyoming, IL
On July 13, 2007, a Weatherly 620B (airplane) was involved in an accident near Wyoming, IL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 13, 2007
- Place
- Wyoming, IL
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 620B · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 41.083°N, 89.783°W
- NTSB ID
- 20070720X00963
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 12, 2007, at 1937 central daylight time, a Weatherly 620B, N9026E, operated by Frank's Flying Service, collided with power lines during an aerial application flight in Wyoming, Illinois. The commercial pilot succumbed to his injuries five days after the accident. The airplane was substantially damaged. The aerial application flight was operating under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The flight originated from the Kewanee Municipal Airport (EZI), Kewanee, Illinois, at 1900. The intended destination was the Morris Municipal Airport, Morris, Illinois. According to the aircraft operator, the pilot was spraying fungicide on a 160-acre field. The pilot had completed spraying most of the field and was making clean-up passes when the accident occurred. Data retrieved from a global positioning system receiver in the airplane indicated the pilot sprayed the field by flying an east-west pattern crossing the power lines. He then began making passes in a southeast to northwest direction. The accident occurred the second time he crossed the power lines during the southeast to northwest passes. PERSONNEL INFORMATIONThe pilot, age 36, held a commercial pilot certificate with airplane single-engine land and instrument airplane ratings. A review of the pilot's logbook revealed incomplete entries. The last entry in the pilot's logbook was dated January 24, 2007. The remarks for this flight, along with an entry in the back of the logbook, indicate the pilot received his flight review duri
Probable cause
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.
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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.
