# Accident 19840827043659A: Wthrly 201B, Grand Forks, ND, August 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1984, 13:20 local time
- Place: Grand Forks, ND
- Airport: Sky Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.9100° N, 97.0708° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9100&lon=-97.0708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1268W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1268W-2012-06-07) (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 R985AN1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,349 total, 248 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN84LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827043659A

## Narrative

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

EMERGENCY LANDING IN FIELD. CYLINDER FAILED. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE ISSUED IN 1978 NOT COMPLIED WITH.

## 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 DEN84LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA270), Aug 27, 1984: Weatherly 201B (N1268W), Grand Forks, ND, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1268W (2)

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

- [Accident 19920330007809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920330007809A), Mar 30, 1992: Wthrly 201B (N1268W), Weatherford, OK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on spray run. Crash landed. Fuel selector corroded, failed, resulting in fuel starvation.
- [Incident 19890825045949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890825045949I), Aug 25, 1989: Wthrly 201B (N1268W), Eakly, OK, Minor damage. Left landing wheel axle separated from gear shock strut at weld on landing. Damaged propeller and left gear.

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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