# Accident 20161112018459A: Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B, Coleman, TX, November 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2016, 13:00 local time
- Place: Coleman, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BJOG
- Location: 31.8800° N, 99.2800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8800&lon=-99.2800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2035J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2035J-2017-08-14) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 615 total, 1 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161112018459A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 12, 2016, AT 1300 CDT, A WEATHERLY AVIATION 620B AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N2035J, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER,  IMPACTED TERRAIN AFTER A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING AT A PRIVATE FIELD 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF THE COLEMAN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN COLEMAN, TX.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATION FLIGHT OPERATED BY BURKETT AVIATION.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE FARM NEAR COLEMAN, TX ON NOVEMBER 12, 2016 AT 1230 CDT.

## 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 CEN17LA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA038), Nov 12, 2016: Weatherly 620B (N2035J), Coleman, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation.

## Other reports on N2035J (1)

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

- [Accident 20080413832109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080413832109A), Apr 13, 2008: Wthrly 620B (N2035J), Coleman, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) N2035J landed on a dirt strip 12 statue miles north east of Coleman TX. The orientation of the air strip is approximately 200 degrees/020 degrees with…

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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