NTSB Identification: CEN15LA272
14 CFR Part 137: Agricultural
Accident occurred Sunday, June 14, 2015 in Van Horn, TX
Aircraft: WEATHERLY AVIATION CO INC 620A, registration: N4659N
Injuries: 1 Serious.
This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been completed. NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.
On June 14, 2015, about 1025 central daylight time, a Weatherly 620A airplane, N4659N, lost engine power near Van Horn, Texas. The airline transport rated pilot received serious injuries and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to Devil Dusters, Inc., and operated by Guadalupe Ag Services, Dell City, Texas, under the provisions of the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 137 as an agricultural flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. The flight was originated from the Culberson County Airport (KVHN), Van Horn, Texas.
The pilot reported to the responding FAA Inspector that he was conducting spray operations on a pecan orchard. According to the pilot, the engine quit and he conducted a forced landing to a field. A post-crash fire consumed much of airframe and cockpit. An initial examination of the airplane revealed the engine had separated from the airframe and substantial damage was sustained to the right wing.
The airplane was retained for further examination.
DEVIL DUSTERS INC: http://registry.faa.gov/N4659N
A small airplane crashed Sunday south of Van Horn, injuring one person, according to a Department of Public Safety official.
The plane was identified as a Weatherly 620-A, an agricultural plane. The Weatherly is a single-engine, pilot-only barnstormer, according to several web sites.
A Federal Aviation Administration spokesman, contacted via email, didn't have any information on injuries or who was on board.
The FAA is sending a team to begin an investigation.
Van Horn is about 120 miles southeast of El Paso.
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