# Accident 20060808017629A: Wthrly 620B, Hull, IA, August 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2006, 18:30 local time
- Place: Hull, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W7RG
- Location: 43.1350° N, 96.1883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1350&lon=-96.1883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9012P, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9012P-2022-05-09) (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: 850 total, 350 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060808017629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATIONS WHEN THE ENGINE FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET AGL. WHILE ATTEMPTING AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A BEAN FIELD THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, HOWEVER THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI06CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA225), Aug 8, 2006: Weatherly 620B (N9012P), Sioux Center, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's mismanagement of the fuel system which resulted in the loss of engine power due to fuel starvation and his failure to maintain aircraft control during the subsequent forced landing. A…

## Other reports on N9012P (1)

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

- [Incident 20020710020979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020710020979I), Jul 10, 2002: Wthrly 620B (N9012P), Jonesbore, AR, Minor damage. (-23) On July 10, 2002, at 1438 CDT, a weatherly 620B, N9012P lost engine poewr after a turnaround maneuver. The pilot was forced to land in a rice field. 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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