# Accident 19940423009019A: Wthrly 201C, Sterling, CO, April 23, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1994, 10:15 local time
- Place: Sterling, CO
- Airport: Mertens Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6209° N, 103.1907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6209&lon=-103.1907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1295W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1295W-1996-04-10) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW94LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423009019A

## Narrative

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

NEW HIRE AG PRACTICE WITH WATER. LOST POWER PULLED UP ROLLED OVER. CRASHED FUEL TANKS EMPTY.

## 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 FTW94LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA134), Apr 23, 1994: Weatherly 201C (N1295W), Sterling, CO, destroyed. Probable cause: AN INADVERTENT STALL. FACTORS WERE FUEL EXHAUSTION AND THE PILOT'S FAILUE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE.

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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