# Accident 19800425010579A: Wthrly 201B, Blythe, CA, April 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1980, 05:15 local time
- Place: Blythe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 33.6535° N, 114.6218° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blythe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6535&lon=-114.6218&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1287W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1287W-1983-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 20 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG31) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800425010579A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT EN ROUTE TO SPRAY AREA. CRASH-LANDED. POSSIBLE FUEL VENTS OBSTRUCTED BY "LEAF ROLLERS".

## 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 LAX80DUG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUG31), Apr 25, 1980: Weatherly 201B (N1287W), Blythe, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1287W (1)

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

- [Accident 19770907028499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770907028499A), Sep 7, 1977: Wthrly 201B (N1287W), Tracy, CA, Substantial damage. Density altitude 2750 ft.

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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