Weatherly 620B accident near Flagler, Colorado, June 6, 1995
On June 6, 1995 at about 7:50 pm local time, a Weatherly 620B, registered N20119, was destroyed in an accident near Flagler, Colorado. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). 1 person was killed. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
FAILURE BY THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE STATIC LINE OF A POWER TRANSMISSION ARRAY DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 6, 1995 · about 7:50 pm local time
- Place
- Flagler, Colorado · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person was killed.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 620B
- Registration
- N20119 · registry record · serial 1562
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING HIS THIRD AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT OF THE DAY, THE PILOT WAS MAKING SWATH RUNS OVER A POWER LINE. ON ENTRY FOR THE SWATH RUN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE STATIC LINE OF THE DOUBLE TRANSMISSION ARRAY WITH THE WIRE CUTTER MOUNTED ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE FIRST STATIC LINE WAS CUT BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CUT THE SECOND AND IMPACTED INVERTED IN A FIELD ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION ARRAY.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 1,386 hours in all; 183 in this make and model; 183 in the last 90 days; 1,307 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,030 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, February 23, 1995; 143 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 4,000 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 3V3 at 7:30 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 210° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 64°F (18°C), dew point 46°F (8°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 7:54 pm from DEN, 35 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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