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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201C · Colusa, IL · August 18, 1980

Date
August 18, 1980 · 18:45 local
Place
Colusa, IL
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9040W
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI80FEV35
Reported as
Wthrly 201C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,517 total27 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ag pilot could not climb out with full load. Dumped load, but still hit corn field. Needed more runway for load.

As the FAA filed it

AG PILOT COULD NOT CLIMB OUT WITH FULL LOAD. DUMPED LOAD, BUT STILL HIT CORN FIELD. NEEDED MORE RUNWAY FOR LOAD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.