# Incident 19800719061929I: Wthrly 201A, Colby, KS, July 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1980, 06:30 local time
- Place: Colby, KS
- Airport: Shaltz
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 39.3833° N, 101.0460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colby, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3833&lon=-101.0460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2934W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2934W-2008-06-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201A (registry code 9630406, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201a) (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 201A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 50 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/19800719061929I

## Narrative

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

LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO FAILURE OF LOWER RIGHT TUBE. FOUND INTERNAL RUST SPOTS.

## Other reports on N2934W (1)

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

- [Accident 19820607022019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820607022019A), Jun 7, 1982: Cessna 210A (N2934W), Bronson, KS, Substantial damage. Struck a tree with left wing while spraying a wooded area. Elected to land in a muddy field, additional damage.

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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