ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280816
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| Date: | Monday 25 July 2022 |
| Time: | 05:30 LT |
| Type: |  Weatherly 620A |
| Owner/operator: | Classic Aero Crop Protection Inc. |
| Registration: | N4651W |
| MSN: | 1534 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6016 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-985-14B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Stewart, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field, MN (KHCD) |
| Hutchinson Municipal Butler Field, MN (KHCD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he was spraying a corn field and had descended back toward the field to make his next application pass. During the pass, he underestimated the height of the corn and the airplane settled more than expected. The main landing gear struck the corn, the airplane veered to the left, and the airplane impacted the ground. The engine separated and the airplane continued to spin to the left before it came to rest upright. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from crops during an agricultural flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN22LA340
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4651W
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2022 18:10 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Jul-2022 19:24 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:33 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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