# Accident 19890708021519A: Wthrly 201B, Wymore, NE, July 8, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 1989, 19:30 local time
- Place: Wymore, NE
- Airport: Thomsen Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PPQG
- Location: 40.1191° N, 96.6605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1191&lon=-96.6605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1286W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1286W-1990-06-18) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,565 total, 1,120 in this make and model, 159 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA155) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890708021519A

## Narrative

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

AFTER LIFTOFF SETTLED INTO A FARM FIELD. CAREENED INTO TREES. BLAMED TURBULENCE BUT HAD 100 DEGREES AND CALM WIND.

## 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 MKC89LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA155), Jul 8, 1989: Weatherly 201-B (N1286W), Wymore, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE DURING CLIMBOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE.

## Other reports on N1286W (1)

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

- [Accident 19780718021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718021369A), Jul 18, 1978: Wthrly 201B (N1286W), Davis, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot was not familiar with runway and inadvertently tried to takf on nearby road.

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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