19971022030799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Wthrly 620B · Cee Vee, TX · October 22, 1997

Date: October 22, 1997 · 14:00 local
Place: Cee Vee, TX
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: PHGG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N46278
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98FA028
Reported as: Wthrly 620B

N46278Registration cancelled May 15, 2017 · Weatherly 620BS/N 1550 · Built 1992 Airframe modelWeatherly 620B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Acft struck power lines and impacted groundand burned, pilot suffered fatal inj. Cee Vee, TX. (-23) while spraying a cotton field airman tried to pass over power lines. Aircraft contacted lines causing aircraft to crash and burn. Aircraft was operated too close to power lines.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT STRUCK POWER LINES AND IMPACTED GROUNDAND BURNED, PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJ. CEE VEE, TX. (-23) WHILE SPRAYING A COTTON FIELD AIRMAN TRIED TO PASS OVER POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED LINES CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO CRASH AND BURN. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED TOO CLOSE TO POWER LINES.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB FTW98FA028Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportCee Vee, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the power lines during an aerial application flight.Oct 22, 1997 · Destroyed