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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wthrly 201B · Thompson, ND · July 15, 1983

Date
July 15, 1983 · 07:30 local
Place
Thompson, ND
Airport
Grand Forks
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1279W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN83LA166
Reported as
Wthrly 201B
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R985*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,900 total1,090 in this make and model185 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.

Failed to initiate a timely level off for the initial spray run. Flew into the ground. Impact tore off left wing.

As the FAA filed it

FAILED TO INITIATE A TIMELY LEVEL OFF FOR THE INITIAL SPRAY RUN. FLEW INTO THE GROUND. IMPACT TORE OFF LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

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