- Date
- July 11, 1988, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Dekalb, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4605PWeatherly 620
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880711026219A
- Case key
- 13855
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Probable cause
An on ground encounter with weather.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On takeoff roll, just prior to raising the tail, the airplane encountered a dust devil. The plt said he lost directional control and the airplane departed the runway and collided with a grove of trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4605P
- Reported as
- Weatherly 620
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1507
- Airframe hours
- 1,620
- Engine
- P&W R985-AA-1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Gulf Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Sam Styron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1988 · 125 hours before
- Airport
- DKB · Dekalb, runway 9, 3,500 × 50 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 29,000 total · 80 in this make and model · 19,500 as pilot in command · 80 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N4605P · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.