# Accident 19830715032829A: Wthrly 201B, Thompson, ND, July 15, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1983, 07:30 local time
- Place: Thompson, ND
- Airport: Grand Forks
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.7705° N, 97.1009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7705&lon=-97.1009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1279W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1279W-2012-10-11) (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 R985*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,900 total, 1,090 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830715032829A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN83LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA166), Jul 15, 1983: Weatherly 201B (N1279W), Thompson, ND, 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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