# Accident 19780726020219A: Wthrly 201B, Drew, MS, July 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1978
- Place: Drew, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 33.8101° N, 90.5304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drew, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8101&lon=-90.5304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2938W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2938W-2014-09-29) (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: 2,017 total, 200 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA78FKQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780726020219A

## Narrative

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

IMPELLER BLADES DAMAGED BY UNKNOWN FOREIGN OBJECT. WIRE MESH SCREISSING FROM CARB INLET.

## 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 MIA78FKQ25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA78FKQ25), Jul 26, 1978: Weatherly 201B (N2938W), Drew, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2938W (2)

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

- [Incident 19880124008449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880124008449I), Jan 24, 1988: Wthrly 201B (N2938W), Huntsville, TX, Minor damage. Lost directional control while landing on a gravel road. Flipped over. Broken main gear scissors locked the brake.
- [Accident 19850710030459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850710030459A), Jul 10, 1985: Wthrly 201B (N2938W), Rosharon, TX, Substantial damage. Loss of engine power after turn to swath run. Fuel selector was on empty tank. Made a hard landing in the cotton.

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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