# Accident 19820422011079A: Wthrly 201B, Kent, OR, April 22, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1982, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kent, OR
- Airport: Decker
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 45.1951° N, 120.6942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kent, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1951&lon=-120.6942&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1262W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1262W-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (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 201B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,379 total, 164 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA82FYM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820422011079A

## Narrative

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

WING DIPPED ON LIFTOFF, STRUCK A FENCE POST. AIRPLANE ROLLED, CRASHED INVERTED.

## 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 SEA82FYM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM13), Apr 22, 1982: Weatherly 201B (N1262W), Kent, OR, destroyed

## Other reports on N1262W (1)

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

- [Accident 19741116040189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741116040189A), Nov 16, 1974: Wthrly 201B (N1262W), Farmington, CA, Substantial damage. Loaded fertilizer same lvl as seed. Settled to grnd 4 times.

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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