# Accident 19940524015939A: Wthrly 620, Ridgeview, SD, May 24, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1994, 09:00 local time
- Place: Ridgeview, SD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TERG
- Location: 45.0806° N, 100.8005° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0806&lon=-100.8005&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5296W (not matched to a registry record)
- 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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DTK01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940524015939A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER ON SWATH RUN AFTER SWITCHING FUEL TANKS. LANDED IN TREES. NO ANOMALIES 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 CHI94DTK01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DTK01), May 24, 1994: Weatherly 620 (N5296W), Ridgeview, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: fuel starvation due to the pilot's improper fuel tank selection.

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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