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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 620B · Atkinson, NE · September 4, 2008

Date
September 4, 2008 · 18:12 local
Place
Atkinson, NE
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2036U
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN08LA150
Reported as
Wthrly 620B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN14B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) After refueling and loading with chemicals, the aircraft returned to a field approximately seven miles west of o'neill, Nebraska. While in a turn after the first pass the engine started running rough and lost power. The pilot added throttle and the engine quit at 150 ft AGL. The pilot made a forced landing into a pasture clipping a fence post. The aircraft sustained substantial damage and there were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AFTER REFUELING AND LOADING WITH CHEMICALS, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES WEST OF O'NEILL, NEBRASKA. WHILE IN A TURN AFTER THE FIRST PASS THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND LOST POWER. THE PILOT ADDED THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE QUIT AT 150 FT AGL. THE PILOT MADE A FORCED LANDING INTO A PASTURE CLIPPING A FENCE POST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

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