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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Weatherly 620B · Hatch, NM · July 9, 2015

Date: July 9, 2015 · 08:00 local
Place: Hatch, NM
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: V4ZG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2034P
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA171
Reported as: Weatherly 620B
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,780 total40 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N2034PRegistration cancelled Oct 1, 2015 · Weatherly 620BS/N 1589 · Built 1995 Airframe modelWeatherly 620B Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 9, 2015 at 0745 MDT a Weatherly 620B N2034P, struck a power line and landed in a field, 8.7 miles west of Hatch, new Mexico, while doing agricultural application . Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated commercial pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Hatch, new Mexico on July 9, 2015 at 0700 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 9, 2015 AT 0745 MDT A WEATHERLY 620B N2034P, STRUCK A POWER LINE AND LANDED IN A FIELD, 8.7 MILES WEST OF HATCH, NEW MEXICO, WHILE DOING AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION . VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HATCH, NEW MEXICO ON JULY 9, 2015 AT 0700 MDT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA15CA171Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHatch, NMThe pilot failed to maintain obstacle clearance, and the airplane struck a transmission line wire during aerial application operations.Jul 9, 2015 · Substantial damage