# Incident 20010717018119I: Wthrly 620B, Bainville, MT, July 17, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Bainville, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 48.1440° N, 104.2211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bainville, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1440&lon=-104.2211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2035N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2035N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 620B (registry code 9630605, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-620b) (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 620B
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 100 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010717018119I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE SPRAYING A BEET FIELD, THE ENGINE FAILED. FORCED LANDING-STRAIGHT AHEAD FROM 4' ABOVE GROUND, MINOR DAMAGE TO SKIN ON UNDERSIDE OF WING DUE TO HITTING STEEL FENCE POSTS. NO INJURY TO PILOT.  NO CHEMICAL SPILL.

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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