# Accident 19730305004559A: Wthrly 201A, Avenal, CA, March 5, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1973
- Place: Avenal, CA
- Airport: Avenal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 36.0030° N, 120.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AVENAL (CA69), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0030&lon=-120.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51329 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 350 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX73FVA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FVA43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730305004559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SPRAYING BARLEY. CRASH LNDD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 LAX73FVA43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73FVA43), Mar 5, 1973: Weatherly C63 (N51329), Avenal, CA, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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