# Accident 19780320019399A: Wthrly 201B, Pomeroy, WA, March 20, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1978
- Place: Pomeroy, WA
- Airport: Pomeroy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 46.4738° N, 117.5965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomeroy, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4738&lon=-117.5965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1258W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1258W-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,803 total, 270 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA78DYP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP19) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320019399A

## Narrative

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

MID-FLD TKOF,UN STOP. BLOWER BEARINGS 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 SEA78DYP19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP19), Mar 20, 1978: Weatherly 201B (N1258W), Pomeroy, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1258W (1)

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

- [Accident 19790414011049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790414011049A), Apr 14, 1979: Wthrly 201B (N1258W), Pomeroy, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot dragged a wing tip on the ground on a turn around while conducting agricultural operations.

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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