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FAA accident report · Wthrly 620B · Yuma, AZ · February 19, 1999

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Date
February 19, 1999
Place
Yuma, AZ
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2014U
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99LA107
Reported as
Wthrly 620B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
N2014URegistration cancelled Sep 1, 1999 · Weatherly 620BS/N 1566Airframe modelWeatherly 620B

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft was involved in aerial application when it struck power lines. Nose-dived into a field, caught fire, and was destroyed. The pilot/sole occupant suffered fatal injuries. (.19) on February 19, 1999, at 2309 hours mountain standard time, a weatherly 620B, N2014U, collided with power lines during an aerial application flight near Yuma, Arizona. The aircraft, owned and operated by morris ag air and sons, inc. was destroyed during the impact sequence and postcrash fire. The commercial pilot/owner of the company sustained fatal injuries. The flight was being conducted under 14 CFR part 137 of the federal aviation regulations. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and there was no flight plan filed for the flight. The airplane had departed nearby somerton, Arizona, about 2240 hours for the local area flight. Three eyewitnesses to the crash sequence reported that the pilot had just finished applying the last load of fungicide and was beginning a climbing left turn when the aircraft contacted the power lines located at the edge of the field.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT WAS INVOLVED IN AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN IT STRUCK POWER LINES. NOSE-DIVED INTO A FIELD, CAUGHT FIRE, AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT/SOLE OCCUPANT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 19, 1999, AT 2309 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A WEATHERLY 620B, N2014U, COLLIDED WITH POWER LINES DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT NEAR YUMA, ARIZONA. THE AIRCRAFT, OWNED AND OPERATED BY MORRIS AG AIR AND SONS, INC. WAS DESTROYED DURING THE IMPACT SEQUENCE AND POSTCRASH FIRE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT/OWNER OF THE COMPANY SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 137 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED NEARBY SOMERTON, ARIZONA, ABOUT 2240 HOURS FOR THE LOCAL AREA FLIGHT. THREE EYEWITNESSES TO THE CRASH SEQUENCE REPORTED THAT THE PILOT HAD JUST FINISHED APPLYING THE LAST LOAD OF FUNGICIDE AND WAS BEGINNING A CLIMBING LEFT TURN WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE POWER LINES LOCATED AT THE EDGE OF THE FIELD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX99LA107Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportYuma, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the power lines during an aerial application flight. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions.Feb 20, 1999 · Destroyed

Other reports on N2014U · 1

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

Accident 19980706047309AWinnemucca, NV(-23) None, pilot involved in fatal accident feb 1999.Jul 6, 1998 · No damage