# Incident 19810714040969I: Wthrly 201B, American Falls, ID, July 14, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Airport: Aberdeen Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 42.9211° N, 112.8809° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABERDEEN MUNI (U36), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9211&lon=-112.8809&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1271W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1271W-1992-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810714040969I

## Narrative

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

DURING AGRICULTURAL OPERATION THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE.

## Other reports on N1271W (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19890520018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890520018069A), May 20, 1989: Wthrly 201B (N1271W), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. Collided with a power line and crashed during aerial application.
- [Incident 19780623036359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780623036359I), Jun 23, 1978: Wthrly 201B (N1271W), Fayetteville, AR. Aircraft hit powerline during an agricultural operation, causing a power outage. No damage to aircraft.
- [Accident 19750806023179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806023179A), Aug 6, 1975: Wthrly 201B (N1271W), Clovis, NM, Substantial damage. Hamilton std 2D-30,blade dwg 6101A-12,lost 7INCHES of tip. Tt 460HRS.no previous dmg.

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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