# Accident 19820417010229A: Wthrly 201C, Espanola, WA, April 17, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1982, 05:30 local time
- Place: Espanola, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6032° N, 117.7416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Espanola, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6032&lon=-117.7416&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9231W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9231W-2008-04-09) (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 R985AN3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 27,800 total, 800 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417010229A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE WENT TO IDLE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD, NOSED OVER. CONDITION GOOD FOR CARBURETOR ICE.

## 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 SEA82DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA053), Apr 17, 1982: Weatherly 201C (N9231W), Espanola, WA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9231W (2)

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

- [Incident 19810226016129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810226016129I), Feb 26, 1981: Wthrly 201C (N9231W), Medical Lake, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft collided with a power line during low level operations.
- [Incident 19800501043939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501043939I), May 1, 1980: Wthrly 201C (N9231W), Espanola, WA, Minor damage. Main landing gear collapsed due to existing crack.

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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