# Incident 19890310020449I: Wthrly 620, Lodi, CA, March 10, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lodi, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 38.1216° N, 121.2908° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lodi, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1216&lon=-121.2908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4623E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4623E-2009-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620 (registry code 9630602, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 620
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 300 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890310020449I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT A GRAPEVINE DURING CROP DUSTING. GEAR COLLAPSED ON LANDING AT LODI.

## Other reports on N4623E (1)

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

- [Accident 19920816031329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031329A), Aug 16, 1992: Wthrly 620 (N4623E), Stockton, CA, Substantial damage. Vertical stabilizer was torn off while flying under wires. Made it back to airport but crash landed short runway.

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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