# Accident 19920601017319A: Wthrly 201C, Timber Lake, SD, June 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1992, 07:45 local time
- Place: Timber Lake, SD
- Airport: Timberlake Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TERG
- Location: 45.4305° N, 100.8808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4305&lon=-100.8808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1290W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1290W-1994-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201C (registry code 9630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201C
- Reported engine: PWA R985AN1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,229 total, 266 in this make and model, 111 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTK02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920601017319A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO DEPART A SHORT RUNWAY,CALM WIND WITH CRUISE PROP SETTING. UNABLE TO LEAVE GROUND EFFECT. STRUCK TREES.

## 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 CHI92DTK02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DTK02), Jun 1, 1992: Weatherly 201C (N1290W), Timber Lake, SD, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE PROPELLER CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF AND INITIAL CLIMB.

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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