# Accident 19750909030429A: Wthrly 201A, Davis, CA, September 9, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1975
- Place: Davis, CA
- Airport: Medlock Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 38.6155° N, 121.7475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MEDLOCK FLD (69CL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6155&lon=-121.7475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1263W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1263W-2006-08-18) (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 201A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22,900 total, 50 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76DVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG21) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750909030429A

## Narrative

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

R BRAKE MASTER CYL O RING FAILED

## 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 OAK76DVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG21), Sep 9, 1975: Weatherly 201A (N1263W), Davis, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1263W (4)

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

- [Accident 20060622015179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060622015179A), Jun 22, 2006: Wthrly 201B (N1263W), Bowbells, ND, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot was applying herbicide to pasture land with general topography of hills and valleys. After completing a westward run, pilot turned southward and…
- [Accident 19850315007409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315007409A), Mar 15, 1985: Wthrly 201B (N1263W), Davenport, WA, Substantial damage. Vibration in engine and loss of oil pressure. Flipped over landing in a field. Crankcase breather plugged.
- [Incident 19780705042319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780705042319I), Jul 5, 1978: Wthrly 201 (N1263W), Lincoln, CA, Minor damage. Landing gear leg damaged when ag pilot struck a rice dike during application operations.
- [Accident 19750511012379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511012379A), May 11, 1975: Wthrly 201B (N1263W), Woodland, CA, Substantial damage. Flt under wires. Wheel struck ditch bank,broke scissors. Further dmg on ldg.

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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