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| Date: | Monday 11 July 1988 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Weatherly 620 |
| Owner/operator: | Gulf Flying Service |
| Registration: | N4605P |
| MSN: | 1507 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1620 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W R985-AA-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Dekalb, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST PRIOR TO RAISING THE TAIL, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL. THE PLT SAID HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A GROVE OF TREES.
Probable Cause: AN ON GROUND ENCOUNTER WITH WEATHER.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI88DEE05
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 August 1993 | N4605P | Hendrickson Flying Service | 0 | Mendota, IL | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 25-Mar-2024 14:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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