# Accident 20130606011289A: Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B, Ludlow, SD, June 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2013, 19:20 local time
- Place: Ludlow, SD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: W7RG
- Location: 45.8447° N, 103.1494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8447&lon=-103.1494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N350WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N350WR-2014-05-22) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 803 total, 76 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA324) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130606011289A

## Narrative

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

ON 06/06/2013, AT 1920 LOCAL, A 1996 WEATHERLY 620B OWNED BY AIR KRAFT SPRAYING INC. WAS INVOLVED IN A FATAL SPRAYING ACCIDENT DURING AERIAL APPLICATION. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED AND THE SOLE PILOT SUFFERED FATAL INJURIES. THE PILOT HELD A COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT A LOCAL RANCHERS GRASS STRIP ON 06/06/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 1830 HRS.

## 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 CEN13FA324](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA324), Jun 7, 2013: Weatherly 620B (N350WR), Ludlow, SD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall. Contributing to the accident was task- and/or work-related fatigue.

## Other reports on N350WR (1)

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

- [Accident 19990706008359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990706008359A), Jul 6, 1999: Wthrly 620B (N350WR), Timber Lake, SD, Substantial damage. Acft crashed 1/2 mile from the arpt after take-off, other circumstances ar e unknown. (.19) on July 6, 1999, at 1240 mountain daylight time, a weatherly 620B,…

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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