# Accident 19830419015489A: Wthrly 201C, Almira, WA, April 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1983, 10:10 local time
- Place: Almira, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7191° N, 118.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7191&lon=-118.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9219W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201C
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 135 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830419015489A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 SEA83LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83LA084), Apr 19, 1983: Weatherly 201C (N9219W), Near Almira, WA, destroyed

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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