# Accident 19840916048349A: Wthrly 620, Waddell, AZ, September 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1984, 09:00 local time
- Place: Waddell, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.5491° N, 112.4295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5491&lon=-112.4295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46032, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46032-1984-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620 (registry code 9630602, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 620
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 89 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FUJ04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916048349A

## Narrative

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

VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS TORN OFF WHILE FLYLING UNDER A POWERLINE. WENT INTO A VERTICAL BANK CRASHED AND BURNED.

## 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 LAX84FUJ04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84FUJ04), Sep 16, 1984: Weatherly 620 (N46032), Waddell, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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