# Accident 19840710033639A: Wthrly 201, Watertown, SD, July 10, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1984, 15:32 local time
- Place: Watertown, SD
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 44.9106° N, 97.1594° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9106&lon=-97.1594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N86686, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86686-2013-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201 (registry code 9630404, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201) (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 201
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,575 total, 300 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840710033639A

## Narrative

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

HOOKED THE SPRAY BOOM ON STANDING WHEAT AT END OF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF. AG PLANE FLIPPED OVER AND BURNED.

## 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 DEN84LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA217), Jul 10, 1984: Weatherly 201 (N86686), Watertown, SD, 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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