# Accident 19770907028499A: Wthrly 201B, Tracy, CA, September 7, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1977
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Haley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1287W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1287W-1983-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,345 total, 550 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77DVD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD53) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907028499A

## Narrative

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

DENSITY ALTITUDE 2750 FT.

## 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 OAK77DVD53](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVD53), Sep 7, 1977: Weatherly 201B (N1287W), Tracy, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1287W (1)

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

- [Accident 19800425010579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425010579A), Apr 25, 1980: Wthrly 201B (N1287W), Blythe, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit en route to spray area. Crash-landed. Possible fuel vents obstructed by "leaf rollers".

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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