# Accident 19790511009399A: Wthrly 201B, Kirkland, CA, May 11, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 1979, 10:30 local time
- Place: Kirkland, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Aircraft: N1264W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1264W-2011-04-04) (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: 8,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK79DVG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG37) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511009399A

## Narrative

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

AIRPLANE STRUCK GROUND DURING FLAREOUT FOR SWATH RUN.

## 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 OAK79DVG37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG37), May 11, 1979: Weatherly 201B (N1264W), Robbins, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1264W (3)

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

- [Accident 20080516836099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516836099A), May 16, 2008: Wthrly 201B (N1264W), Nickerson, KS, Destroyed. (-23) During a takeoff with a quartering left tailwind, the aircraft departed the runway to the left side. The aircraft crossed over a creek and the main…
- [Accident 19960826046629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960826046629A), Aug 26, 1996: Wthrly 201B (N1264W), Savannah, NY, Substantial damage. (4) Pilot made a hard landing and damaged right wing. Pilot will be re-examined.
- [Accident 19840218003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218003899A), Feb 18, 1984: Wthrly 201B (N1264W), Townsend, MT, Substantial damage. On first flight in type without a checkout. Lost control on landing after flooding engine by throttle misuse.

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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