Weatherly 620 N4619E

Summary

On 17 May 1983 at about 15:30 local time, a Weatherly 620 registered N4619E was involved in an accident near Cornerstone, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 May 1983 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cornerstone, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

None (NONE)

Coordinates

34.3094, -91.8408

Aircraft

Weatherly 620

Registration

N4619E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Altheimer → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW83LA243

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A DIRT BANK DURING A FORCED LANDING AFTER THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PLT SAID HE WAS MAKING A SWATH RUNWHEN THE ENGINE QUIT. THE FLAGMAN SAID HE SAW BLACK SMOKE THEN WHITE SMOKE AS THE ENGINE QUIT. POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FLOAT FULCRUM SCREW (P/N P13773) HAD BACKED OUT OF THE CARBURETOR ASSEMBLY. THIS WOULD RESULT IN ENGINE FLOODING. THE SCREW WAS FOUND IN THE COWLING AFTER THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURER THE SCREW IS INITIALLY SAFETIED TO A PIPE PLUG. IF INSTALLED IN AN ACFT WITH A FUEL PRESSURE GAUGE THIS PIPE PLUG IS REMOVED SO THE SCREW HAS TO BE RESAFETIED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.