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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 620 · Stockton, CA · August 16, 1992

Date
August 16, 1992 · 07:19 local
Place
Stockton, CA
Airport
Stockton Metropolitan
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4623E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA350
Reported as
Wthrly 620
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,997 total1,138 in this make and model

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What happened

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Vertical stabilizer was torn off while flying under wires. Made it back to airport but crash landed short runway.

As the FAA filed it

VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS TORN OFF WHILE FLYING UNDER WIRES. MADE IT BACK TO AIRPORT BUT CRASH LANDED SHORT RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N4623E · 1

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