# Accident 19740519013829A: Wthrly 201, Pearsall, TX, May 19, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Pearsall, TX
- Airport: Mckinley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8223° N, 99.1090° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC KINLEY FLD (T30), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8223&lon=-99.1090&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86687, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86687-2013-04-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201 (registry code 9630404, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201) (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 201
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW74DRG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG84) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013829A

## Narrative

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

PLT INADVERTENTLY PULLED MIXTURE CTL.

## 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 FTW74DRG84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG84), May 19, 1974: Weatherly 201 (N86687), Pearsall, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N86687 (1)

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

- [Incident 19900626056579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900626056579I), Jun 26, 1990: Wthrly 201 (N86687), Panama, NE, Substantial damage. Struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from the loading area.

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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