# Accident 19920816031329A: Wthrly 620, Stockton, CA, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 07:19 local time
- Place: Stockton, CA
- Airport: Stockton Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.9007° N, 121.4004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9007&lon=-121.4004&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 R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,997 total, 1,138 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031329A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX92LA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA350), Aug 16, 1992: Weatherly 620 (N4623E), Stockton, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT PLANNING AND VISUAL LOOKOUT.

## Other reports on N4623E (1)

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

- [Incident 19890310020449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890310020449I), Mar 10, 1989: Wthrly 620 (N4623E), Lodi, CA, Minor damage. Left gear damaged when it hit a grapevine during crop dusting. Gear collapsed on landing at Lodi.

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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