# Accident 19810416016809A: Wthrly 201C, Benkelman, NE, April 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 1981, 07:15 local time
- Place: Benkelman, NE
- Airport: Hoppys
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.0869° N, 101.5688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HOPPY'S (6NE8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0869&lon=-101.5688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1245W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1245W-1983-04-16) (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: 1,036 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC81DCJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810416016809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC81DCJ10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ10), Apr 16, 1981: Weatherly 201C (N1245W), Benkelman, NE, 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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