Weatherly 620 N4623M

Summary

On 25 September 2013 at about 23:30 local time, a Weatherly 620 registered N4623M, operated by Linnebur Gene L, was involved in an accident near Ulysses, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 September 2013 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ulysses, Kansas, United States

Coordinates

37.6822, -101.4536

Aircraft

Weatherly 620

Registration

N4623M

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Operator

Linnebur Gene L

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Ferry

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ulysses → Eads

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13LA561

Nobody was injured.

An in-flight fire and subsequent loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined due to extensive fire damage to the airplane and its fuel and electrical systems.

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Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, about 10 minutes after takeoff while in cruise flight at 200 feet above ground level, he smelled smoke in the cockpit. Within 10 seconds, dark smoke filled the cockpit. He turned the master switch to the "off" position, and the engine subsequently stopped producing power. He turned on the master switch and the fuel boost pump to restart the engine, but the engine did not restart. He executed a forced landing to a cornfield, and fire consumed most of the airplane. The examination of the wreckage revealed that the radial engine and the components located forward of the firewall exhibited minimal fire damage. The area that exhibited the most extensive fire damage was located between the chemical hopper and aft of the engine firewall; this area included the fuel boost pump, fuel strainer, and fuel lines. The source of the fire and the reason for the loss of engine power could not be determined due to the extensive fire damage to the airplane's fuel and electrical systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.