Weatherly 620B N2014U

Summary

On 20 February 1999 at about 06:09 local time, a Weatherly 620B registered N2014U was involved in an accident near Yuma, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

20 February 1999 at 06:09

Classification

Accident

Location

Yuma, Arizona, United States

Coordinates

32.6809, -114.6597

Aircraft

Weatherly 620B

Registration

N2014U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Somerton → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

LAX99LA107

1 person died.

The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from the power lines during an aerial application flight. A factor in the accident was the dark night lighting conditions.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot was completing an aerial spray application when the airplane began a climbing left turn. The airplane contacted power lines, which were located at the edge of the field. The lighting conditions consisted of a dark night and the moon was below the western horizon. No preimpact mechanical failures were identified.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.