# Accident 19830812045319A: Wthrly 201B, Agency, IA, August 12, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1983, 10:45 local time
- Place: Agency, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.9909° N, 92.3007° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9909&lon=-92.3007&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1259W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1259W-1990-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,445 total, 183 in this make and model, 219 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC83LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830812045319A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT MUSHED INTO GROUND DURING START OF SWATH RUN AS PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL OFF.

## 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 MKC83LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC83LA188), Aug 12, 1983: Weatherly 201B (N1259W), Agency, IA, destroyed

## Other reports on N1259W (1)

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

- [Accident 19770815024122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770815024122A), Aug 15, 1977: Wthrly 201B (N1259W), Cornerstone, AR, 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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