# Accident 19780519009339A: Wthrly 201B, Grady, AR, May 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1978
- Place: Grady, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 34.0725° N, 91.6976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grady, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0725&lon=-91.6976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1273W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1273W-2018-03-30) (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: 6,505 total, 25 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78DPG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780519009339A

## Narrative

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

RETURNED TO LANDING STRIP.

## 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 FTW78DPG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG31), May 19, 1978: Weatherly 201B (N1273W), Grady, AR, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1273W (2)

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

- [Incident 19820427021499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820427021499I), Apr 27, 1982: Wthrly 201B (N1273W), Beaufort, NC, Minor damage. On takeoff pilot struck a soft spot causing aircraft to veer off farm strip. Aircraft flipped over on its back.
- [Accident 19750418007579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750418007579A), Apr 18, 1975: Wthrly 201B (N1273W), Genesee, ID, Substantial damage

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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