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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201C · Almira, WA · April 19, 1983

Date
April 19, 1983 · 10:10 local
Place
Almira, WA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9219W
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA83LA084
Reported as
Wthrly 201C
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985AN1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,000 total2,500 in this make and model135 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine lost power and caught fire in flight. Airplane burned after forced landing. Engine master rod had broken.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE LOST POWER AND CAUGHT FIRE IN FLIGHT. AIRPLANE BURNED AFTER FORCED LANDING. ENGINE MASTER ROD HAD BROKEN.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.