# Accident 19930814029259A: Wthrly 620, Mendota, IL, August 14, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 1993, 16:50 local time
- Place: Mendota, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HNKG
- Location: 41.5500° N, 89.1204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5500&lon=-89.1204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4605P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4605P-1994-07-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,745 total, 1,220 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEE05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930814029259A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE DURING SPRAY RUN UNDER WIRES. IMPACT TORE OFF VERTICAL STABILIZER. AIRCRAFT CRASHED BEYOND LINE.

## 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 CHI93DEE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEE05), Aug 14, 1993: Weatherly 620 (N4605P), Mendota, IL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FOM POWERLINES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION MANUEVER.

## Other reports on N4605P (1)

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

- [Accident 19880711026219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880711026219A), Jul 11, 1988: Wthrly 620 (N4605P), Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. Struck trees after takeoff. Blamed windshear. Numerous dust devils in area.

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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