# Accident 20120803019419A: Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B, Holcomb, KS, August 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2012, 09:19 local time
- Place: Holcomb, KS
- Airport: Pvt Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RBIG
- Location: 37.9861° N, 100.9892° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9861&lon=-100.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2008S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2008S-2018-01-03) (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: WEATHERLY AVIATION CO INC 620B
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 7,347 total, 2,525 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA514) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120803019419A

## Narrative

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

LAST 14 CFR 61.56 REVIEW: 10/24/2011.OPERARTOR TOOK OFF FROM PRIVATE STRIP NORTH OF HOLCOMB, KS WITH LOAD OF HERBICIDE.   APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE FROM BASE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER.  OPERATOR DUMPED LOAD BUT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL AIRCRAFT.  HE CRASHED INTO AN OPEN FIELD AND WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.  KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL SECURED SCENE. RESCUE PERSONNEL TOOK OPERATOR TO HOSPITAL.  AIRCRAFT WAS RECOVERED AND MOVED BACK TO OPERATORS HANGER AND SECURED THERE.PILOT REPORTED ENGINE OPERATION WAS NORMAL BEFORE TAKE OFF.  ON TAKE OFF HE NOTICED ABOUT A 30 RPM DROP BUT STILL WITHIN OPERATING RANGE.  HE GAINED ABOUT 50 FEET OF ALTITUDE AND STARTED LOSING POWER.  HE SAID THAT AT IMPACT HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT ROLL A LITTLE TO THE RIGHT AND  CARTWHEEL AT LEAST ONCE, WHICH CAUSED THE HOPPER TANK AND ENGINE TO BECOME SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME.   THE PILOT REMAINED IN THE COCKPIT WITH THE SAFETY HARNESS INTACT.

## 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 CEN12LA514](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA514), Aug 3, 2012: Weatherly 620B (N2008S), Holcomb, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat while operating in conditions conducive to carburetor icing, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power shortly after takeoff.

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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