# Incident 19800501043939I: Wthrly 201C, Espanola, WA, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 06:10 local time
- Place: Espanola, WA
- Airport: Seads
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.6032° N, 117.7416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Espanola, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6032&lon=-117.7416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9231W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9231W-2008-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201C (registry code 9630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (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 201C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 185 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501043939I

## Narrative

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

MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO EXISTING CRACK.

## Other reports on N9231W (2)

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

- [Accident 19820417010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417010229A), Apr 17, 1982: Wthrly 201C (N9231W), Espanola, WA, Substantial damage. Engine went to idle shortly after takeoff. Landed in plowed field, nosed over. Condition good for carburetor ice.
- [Incident 19810226016129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810226016129I), Feb 26, 1981: Wthrly 201C (N9231W), Medical Lake, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft collided with a power line during low level operations.

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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