# Accident 19800828038172A: Wthrly 201C, Liddieville, LA, August 28, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1980, 19:20 local time
- Place: Liddieville, LA
- Airport: Yates
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 32.1357° N, 91.8457° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liddieville, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1357&lon=-91.8457&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9173W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9173W-2014-11-24) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 400 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828038172A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING, COLLIDED WITH N1285W WHICH WAS ON TAKEOFF ROLL IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N1285W, Wthrly 201B: [Accident 19800828038171A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828038171A)

## 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 FTW80DRJ36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRJ36), Aug 28, 1980: Weatherly 201C (N9173W), Winnsboro, LA, 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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