# Accident 19740421009889A: Wthrly 201B, Nezperce, ID, April 21, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1974
- Place: Nezperce, ID
- Airport: Nezperce
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 46.2385° N, 116.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEZPERCE MUNI (0S5), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2385&lon=-116.2386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1261W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1261W-2006-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74DYG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421009889A

## Narrative

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

PLT UNABLE TO CLR 250 FT MOUND AFTR ENG RESTART WHEN FUEL SELCTOR SWITCHED TO FULL TANK.

## 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 SEA74DYG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG29), Apr 21, 1974: Weatherly 201 (N1261W), Nezperce, ID, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1261W (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000716039159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716039159A), Jul 16, 2000: Wthrly 201B (N1261W), Streator, IL, No damage. (-23) Pilot was conducting aerial application in the early morning hours when the incident occurred. Witnesses confirmed the pilot loaded the hoppers of the…

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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