# Accident 19930605016859A: Wthrly 620TP, Crowley, LA, June 5, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 1993, 11:15 local time
- Place: Crowley, LA
- Airport: Le Gros Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 30.2107° N, 92.3708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2107&lon=-92.3708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2002E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2002E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620B (registry code 9630605, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620b) (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 620TP
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605016859A

## Narrative

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

ON LIFTOFF PLANE SHOOK AND SETTLED. IMPACTED. CLIMBED. SETTLED. HIT LEVEE. PILOT BELEIVED PROP PROBLEM. NONE FOUND.

## 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 FTW93LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA177), Jun 5, 1993: Weatherly 620B (N2002E), Crowley, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: SEVERE PROPELLER AND AIRFRAME VIBRATION FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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