# Accident 20080904845889A: Wthrly 620B, Atkinson, NE, September 4, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2008, 18:12 local time
- Place: Atkinson, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.4892° N, 98.9239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4892&lon=-98.9239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2036U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2036U-2015-05-06) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN08LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080904845889A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DEN08LA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN08LA150), Sep 4, 2008: Weatherly 620B (N2036U), Atkinson, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power due to water contamination and corrosion within the fuel system at an undetermined time and from an undetermined source.

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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