# N1257W: 1973 Weatherly 201B, registration cancelled 2013-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (registry code 9630408)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A10WE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A10WE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 611
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, agriculture and pest control
- Airworthiness date: July 9, 1973
- Last registry action: May 4, 2006
- Mode S code: A069A7
- Location: [Hondo, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Hondo)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.4146° N, 99.1558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78861, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1257W
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1257W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1257W-2013-08-16

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Weatherly 201B: https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA087), Mar 21, 2006: Weatherly 201B (N1257W), Hondo, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20060321004519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321004519A), Mar 21, 2006: Wthrly 201B (N1257W), Hondo, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The aircraft was doing calibration runs and during the left pull-up and turn, the emergency dump deployed the remaining water in the tank (approx 60-80…

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