- Date
- May 8, 1989, 09:00 local (14:00 UTC)
- Place
- Montrose, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4607CWeatherly 620TP
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 29, 1991
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890508011609A
- Case key
- 34787
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Probable cause
Failure of the pilot in command to maintain control of the aircraft during landing adversely affected by the existance of a tailwind of average proportions.
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 pilot said that while attempting to land down wind, during an aerial application operation, he lost directional control. He overran the airstrip and collided with a ditch causing substantial damage to the acft. Post accident investigation failed to reveal any malfunction or brake failure that might have contributed to the accident. The plt did not file an acc report.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4607C
- Reported as
- Weatherly 620TP
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1508TP
- Engine
- P&W PT6A-11AG, 500 horsepower, turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Montrose Air Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed
- Montrose, AR
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
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 9,800 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GLH, 25 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.
Other investigations on N4607C · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.