# Accident 19800818037349A: Wthrly 201C, Colusa, IL, August 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1980, 18:45 local time
- Place: Colusa, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.5709° N, 91.1679° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colusa, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5709&lon=-91.1679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9040W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9040W-1983-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201C (registry code 9630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201C
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,517 total, 27 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800818037349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI80FEV35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEV35), Aug 18, 1980: Weatherly 201C (N9040W), Colusa, IL, substantial 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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