# Accident 19940524012369A: Wthrly 620, Ridgeview, SD, May 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1994, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ridgeview, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TERG
- Location: 45.0850° N, 100.8004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeview, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0850&lon=-100.8004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9256W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9256W-1997-09-17) (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: 940 total, 41 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524012369A

## Narrative

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

IN STEEP TURN LOST POWER SWITCHING LOW FUEL RIGHT TANK TO FULL LEFT. DREW AIR UNPORTING RIGHT TANK. PUMP NOT USED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N9256W (1)

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

- [Accident 19870430013069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870430013069A), Apr 30, 1987: Wthrly 620 (N9256W), Greeley, CO, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel starvation. The aircraft nosed over on a hard landing. Fuel selector not in detent.

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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