# Accident 19760830028149A: Wthrly 201B, Shellman, GA, August 30, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1976
- Place: Shellman, GA
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 31.7571° N, 84.6159° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shellman, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7571&lon=-84.6159&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1285W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1285W-2013-06-18) (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 201B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 30 in this make and model, 535 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76DKH02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKH02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760830028149A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SPRAYING PEANUTS.RNWY ROUGH PROP CTCTD SURFACE PLT ABORTED TKOF UN STOP ON RWY.

## 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 MIA76DKH02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76DKH02), Aug 30, 1976: Weatherly 201B (N1285W), Shellman, GA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1285W (1)

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

- [Accident 19800828038171A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828038171A), Aug 28, 1980: Wthrly 201B (N1285W), Winnsboro, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot beginning takeoff roll collided with landing airplane, N9173W.

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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