# Accident 19830517074779A: Wthrly 620, Cornerstone, AR, May 17, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1983, 10:30 local time
- Place: Cornerstone, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.3094° N, 91.8408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3094&lon=-91.8408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4619E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4619E-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620 (registry code 9630602, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 620
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,600 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830517074779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FLOAT FULCRUM SCREW BACKED OUT OF CARBURETOR CAUSING POWER LOSS AND CRASH DURING EMERGENCY LANDING ATTEMPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA243), May 17, 1983: Weatherly 620 (N4619E), Cornerstone, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4619E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920816043579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816043579I), Aug 16, 1992: Wthrly 620 (N4619E), Sumter, SC, Minor damage. Engine gradually lost power on a low pass. Forced landing. Found engine induction air filter soaked. Had heavy rain

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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