# Incident 19810720052039I: Wthrly 201B, American Falls, ID, July 20, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1981, 11:00 local time
- Place: American Falls, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7828° N, 112.8542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of American Falls, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7828&lon=-112.8542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1293W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1293W-2016-10-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,300 total, 12 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810720052039I

## Narrative

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

ZA RAN OUT OF FUEL ENROUTE. MINOR DAMAGE ON FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD. NO FUEL AT ENROUTE STOP.

## Other reports on N1293W (1)

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

- [Accident 19800726030739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726030739A), Jul 26, 1980: Wthrly 201B (N1293W), Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. Engine quit on base leg. Unable to make runway. Landed in adjacent field. Hit ditch. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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