# Accident 19880927041239A: Wthrly 201B, Soledad, CA, September 27, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1988, 10:20 local time
- Place: Soledad, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSRG
- Location: 36.3900° N, 121.2991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3900&lon=-121.2991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1265W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1265W-1990-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201B (registry code 9630408, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201B
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN12
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 793 total, 311 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX88DVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880927041239A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE ERUPTED DURING A SPRAY RUN. SMOKE IN COCKPIT. CRASH LANDED AND AIRCRAFT BURNED. CAUSE OF FIRE UNKNOWN.

## 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 LAX88DVM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVM04), Sep 27, 1988: Weatherly 201B (N1265W), Soledad, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N1265W (1)

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

- [Accident 19780908030372A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780908030372A), Sep 8, 1978: Wthrly 201B (N1265W), Greenfield, CA, 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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