# Accident 19741116040189A: Wthrly 201B, Farmington, CA, November 16, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 1974
- Place: Farmington, CA
- Airport: Boones
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.9299° N, 121.0044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9299&lon=-121.0044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1262W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1262W-2013-02-21) (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: 20,750 total, 250 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD29) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741116040189A

## Narrative

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

LOADED FERTILIZER SAME LVL AS SEED.SETTLED TO GRND 4 TIMES.

## 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 OAK75DVD29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD29), Nov 16, 1974: Weatherly 201B (N1262W), Farmington, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1262W (1)

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

- [Accident 19820422011079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422011079A), Apr 22, 1982: Wthrly 201B (N1262W), Kent, OR, Substantial damage. Wing dipped on liftoff, struck a fence post. Airplane rolled, crashed inverted.

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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