# Incident 19920816043579I: Wthrly 620, Sumter, SC, August 16, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Sumter, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UYSG
- Location: 33.9204° N, 80.3415° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sumter, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9204&lon=-80.3415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4619E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4619E-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620 (registry code 9630602, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 620
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 360 in this make and model, 360 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816043579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE GRADUALLY LOST POWER ON A LOW PASS. FORCED LANDING. FOUND ENGINE INDUCTION AIR FILTER SOAKED. HAD HEAVY RAIN

## Other reports on N4619E (1)

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

- [Accident 19830517074779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830517074779A), May 17, 1983: Wthrly 620 (N4619E), Cornerstone, AR, Substantial damage. Float fulcrum screw backed out of carburetor causing power loss and crash during emergency landing attempt.

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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