- Date
- September 16, 1984, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Waddell, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N46032Weatherly 620
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840916048349A
- Case key
- 24026
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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
The acft collided with a power line during a spray operation. Witnesses said the acft flew under a power line and as it pulled up collided with a line which angled off of the main line. The vertical stabilizer and part of the rudder separated. The acft nosed over and crashed after continuing to climb and turn for a short time. Part of the rudder was found 1/8 of a mile from the main wreckage. No other malfunctions of equipment were found.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N46032
- Reported as
- Weatherly 620
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1509
- Airframe hours
- 995
- Engine
- P&W R985-AN-1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- H. D. Murphy
- Registered owner
- H.D. Murphy
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 28, 1984 · 168 hours before
- Departed
- PS · El Mirage, AZ
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 7,500 total · 89 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 110 in the last 30 days · 9 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LUF, 5 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.