# Accident 19781014033579A: Wthrly 201A, Columbia, LA, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Columbia, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.1021° N, 92.0764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1021&lon=-92.0764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9036W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9036W-1982-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201C (registry code 9630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,005 total, 5 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DRJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014033579A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TREE STUMPS.LEFT TANK DETENT COULD NOT BE FELT ON FSELECTOR VALVE.

## 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 FTW79DRJ03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ03), Oct 14, 1978: Weatherly 201C (N9036W), Columbia, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9036W (1)

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

- [Accident 19810716041499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716041499A), Jul 16, 1981: Wthrly 201C (N9036W), Washburn, ME, Destroyed. Ag pilot hit wires during spraying operation.

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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