# Accident 19780908030371A: Wthrly 201A, Greenfield, CA, September 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1978
- Place: Greenfield, CA
- Airport: Metz Airstrip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 36.3283° N, 121.1866° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at METZ (3CA7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3283&lon=-121.1866&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2930W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2930W-1980-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201A (registry code 9630406, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908030371A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1265W, Wthrly 201B: [Accident 19780908030372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908030372A)

## 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 OAK78FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FA048), Sep 8, 1978: Weatherly 201A (N2930W), Greenfield, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N2930W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760623020991A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760623020991A), Jun 23, 1976: Wthrly 201A (N2930W), Greenfield, CA, Substantial damage. Hit N2937W taxiing on rwy to fueling area. No taxiways on strip.

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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