19810416016809A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201C · Benkelman, NE · April 16, 1981

Date
April 16, 1981 · 07:15 local
Place
Benkelman, NE
Airport
Hoppys
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1245W
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC81DCJ10
Reported as
Wthrly 201C
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,036 total4 in this make and model4 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.

Lost power on takeoff. Crash-landed. Inoperative carbureator heat. Conditions ideal for carb ice. Dirty air intake.

As the FAA filed it

LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. CRASH-LANDED. INOPERATIVE CARBUREATOR HEAT. CONDITIONS IDEAL FOR CARB ICE. DIRTY AIR INTAKE.

NTSB investigation

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