# Incident 19820427021499I: Wthrly 201B, Beaufort, NC, April 27, 1982

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1982, 07:10 local time
- Place: Beaufort, NC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.7234° N, 76.6492° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-76.6492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1273W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1273W-2018-03-30) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820427021499I

## Narrative

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

ON TAKEOFF PILOT STRUCK A SOFT SPOT CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF FARM STRIP. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Other reports on N1273W (2)

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

- [Accident 19780519009339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780519009339A), May 19, 1978: Wthrly 201B (N1273W), Grady, AR, Substantial damage. Returned to landing strip.
- [Accident 19750418007579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750418007579A), Apr 18, 1975: Wthrly 201B (N1273W), Genesee, ID, 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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