# Accident 19970322003499A: Wthrly 620B, Wasco, OR, March 22, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 1997, 11:30 local time
- Place: Wasco, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OGPG
- Location: 45.5898° N, 120.6305° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5898&lon=-120.6305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20113, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20113-2000-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620B (registry code 9630605, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 620B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970322003499A

## Narrative

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

AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL PROBLEM, ATTEMPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. CRASHED. (.4)THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGHLY WHILE HE WAS CONDUCTING A SPRAY PASS.  HE PULLED UP AND ELECTED TO PERFORM A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN AN ADJACENT FIELD, WHERE HE BELIEVED HE COULD CHECK OUT THE APPARENT ROUGHNESS. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE RIGHT WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOIL AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES TO ATTEMPT TO STOP THE ENSUING GROUNDLOOP.

## 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 SEA97LA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA074), Mar 22, 1997: Weatherly 620B (N20113), Wasco, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: the partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons and the pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for a precautionary landing. A factor was the rough terrain.

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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