# Accident 20190902012349A: Weatherly Aviation Co Inc 620B, Russellville, AL, September 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2019, 09:22 local time
- Place: Russellville, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: O97G
- Location: 34.5394° N, 87.5308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5394&lon=-87.5308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90104, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90104-2022-02-05) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190902012349A

## Narrative

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

AN AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT IMPACTED AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE IMMEDIATELY AFTER SPRAYING AN AGENT ON A COTTON FIELD .  THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK THE TOP OF A TREE BEFORE IMPACTING THE GROUND AND SLIDING TO A STOP IN AN ADJACANT FIELD.  THE DEBRIS FIELD EXTENDED FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT WITH THE POWER LINE TO BEYOND THE POINT AT WHICH THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY THE IMPACT AND A POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 ERA19LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19LA263), Sep 2, 2019: Weatherly 620 (N90104), Russellville, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid powerlines during low-altitude agricultural spraying flight operations.

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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