# Accident 19910523017129A: Wthrly 201B, Mccrory, AR, May 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: Mccrory, AR
- Airport: Mccrory/Morton Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZJPG
- Location: 35.2502° N, 91.1910° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2502&lon=-91.1910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1260W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1260W-2012-06-14) (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 R985AN14B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910523017129A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK LEVEE ON SPRAY RUN SEVERING LANDING GEAR BENDING PROP. DUMPED LOAD,HIT SECOND LEVEE AND STOPPED.

## 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 FTW91DPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG10), May 23, 1991: Weatherly 201B (N1260W), Mc Crory, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE PROPELLER BLADE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

## Other reports on N1260W (1)

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

- [Accident 19900616023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616023579A), Jun 16, 1990: Wthrly 201B (N1260W), Stuttgart, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run after loss of fuel pressure. Landed farm field. Fuel system empty of usable fuel.

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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