# Accident 20150826014699A: Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B, Hancock, WI, August 26, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2015, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hancock, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: J8PG
- Location: 44.0983° N, 89.5914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0983&lon=-89.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2005C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2005C-2016-01-21) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,043 total, 418 in this make and model, 404 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150826014699A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 26, 2015, AIRCRAFT N2005C, A WEATHERLY 620B, CRASHED NEAR HANCOCK, WI, WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS IN VFR CONDITIONS.  THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUSTAINED FATAL INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING SOUTH OVER A POTATO FIELD AND PRIOR TO ANY OBSTRUCTIONS, THE AIRCRAFT LOST SECTIONS OF THE LEFT HAND WING IN THE FIELD; THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF IMPACT DAMAGE TO THE PARTS OR IMPACT MARKS OF AIRCRAFT TO TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND ENTERED THE WOODED AREA OFF THE SOUTHERN END OF THE FIELD. THE RIGHT HAND WING IMPACTED TREES APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS INTO THE WOODS AND THE FUSELAGE IMPACTED TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS BEYOND THAT IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE FUSELAGE SKIDDED AND STOPPED ABOUT 20 YARDS BEYOND THE INITIAL IMPACT CRATER.

## 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 CEN15LA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15LA399), Aug 26, 2015: Weatherly 620B (N2005C), Hancock, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight failure of the left wing lower forward attach point under normal loading conditions due to corrosion and fatigue cracking in the center section hinge brackets. Contributing to the…

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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