# Incident 19970726025449I: Wthrly 620, Orovada, NV, July 26, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1997, 06:30 local time
- Place: Orovada, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: UGYG
- Location: 41.5492° N, 117.8236° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orovada, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5492&lon=-117.8236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4650W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4650W-2018-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620A (registry code 9630603, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620a) (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 620
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970726025449I

## Narrative

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

FAILED CLEAR WIRE ON PULLUP FROM FPRAY RUN. CAUGHT ON SPRAY PUMP. BROKE A BLADE. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N4650W (2)

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

- [Accident 20030522010909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030522010909A), May 22, 2003: Wthrly 620A (N4650W), Melville, ND, Substantial damage. (-23) On 05/22/2003 at 1911 CDT, a weatherly, N4650W, owned by foss & meier flight service, devils lake, ND and flown by clemens r. meier was substantially…
- [Accident 19920809033189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920809033189A), Aug 9, 1992: Wthrly 620 (N4650W), Cobb, GA, Substantial damage. Lost oil during spray runs. Engine seized. Nosed over landing. Chip detector plug came out causing oil loss.

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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