# Accident 20050420007549A: Wthrly 620B, Downs, KS, April 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2005, 18:15 local time
- Place: Downs, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YCBG
- Location: 39.8425° N, 98.9186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8425&lon=-98.9186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9026F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9026F-2005-06-13) (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 R985AN14B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,538 total, 3,201 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050420007549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 (LOCAL TIME) ON 20 APRIL 2005, DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS, AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION NUMBER N9026F DEVELOPED AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NORTHWEST OF DOWNS, KANSAS.

## 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 CHI05LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA104), Apr 20, 2005: Weatherly 620B (N9026F), Downs, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power due to the failure of the number two cylinder which was the result of the maintenance facility's failure to detect the fatigue crack in the number two cylinder during the…

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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