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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201B · Stockton, CA · March 18, 1977

Date
March 18, 1977
Place
Stockton, CA
Airport
Stockton Metro
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1256W
NTSB investigation
NTSBOAK77DVD22
Reported as
Wthrly 201B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
20,000 total500 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

#1 Rear cyl spark plug insulator found cracked & lodged between center electrode & base.

As the FAA filed it

#1 REAR CYL SPARK PLUG INSULATOR FOUND CRACKED & LODGED BETWEEN CENTER ELECTRODE & BASE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.