# Accident 19920905035499A: Wthrly 201B, Crestonchana, IL, September 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1992, 11:30 local time
- Place: Crestonchana, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HNKG
- Location: 41.9893° N, 89.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9893&lon=-89.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2935W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2935W-2008-09-10) (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 R985AN3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,265 total, 160 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEE04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920905035499A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER. DAMAGE ON FORCED LANDING, NR8 LINK ROD BREAK CAUSED EXTENSIVE ENGINE DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI92DEE04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92DEE04), Sep 5, 1992: Weatherly 201B (N2935W), Chana, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FRACTURE OF A CONNECTING ROD RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.

## Other reports on N2935W (1)

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

- [Accident 19760724024189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760724024189A), Jul 24, 1976: Wthrly 201B (N2935W), Davis, CA, Destroyed

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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