# Accident 19990219001579A: Wthrly 620B, Yuma, AZ, February 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 1999
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.6809° N, 114.6597° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6809&lon=-114.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2014U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2014U-1999-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620B (registry code 9630605, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 620B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990219001579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 LAX99LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA107), Feb 20, 1999: Weatherly 620B (N2014U), Yuma, AZ, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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.

## Other reports on N2014U (1)

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

- [Accident 19980706047309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980706047309A), Jul 6, 1998: Wthrly 620B (N2014U), Winnemucca, NV, No damage. (-23) None, pilot involved in fatal accident feb 1999.

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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