# Accident 19890508011609A: Wthrly 620TP, Montrose, AR, May 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1989, 09:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KSRG
- Location: 33.3209° N, 91.5598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3209&lon=-91.5598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4607C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4607C-1996-02-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620TP (registry code 9630604, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620tp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 620TP
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A11AG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890508011609A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH ON LANDING. WAS LANDING DOWNWIND.

## 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 MKC89LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA105), May 8, 1989: Weatherly 620TP (N4607C), Montrose, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT IN COMMAND TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY THE EXISTANCE OF A TAILWIND OF AVERAGE PROPORTIONS.

## Other reports on N4607C (1)

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

- [Accident 19940913026899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940913026899A), Sep 13, 1994: Wthrly 620TP (N4607C), Montrose, AR, Substantial damage. Reduced power on final. Nosed whipped horizontily back and forth. Pushed stick forward. Impacted. Too slow. Stalled

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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