# Accident 19970625045999A: Wthrly 201C, Buffalo, ND, June 25, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 1997, 06:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VXFG
- Location: 46.9202° N, 97.5496° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9202&lon=-97.5496&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1299W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1299W-2004-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201C (registry code 9630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (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 201C
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970625045999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE-OFF FROM GRIEVE'S GRASS STRIP (Y-20) THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED A SOFT PORTION OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO A SOFT FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK.

## 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 CHI97LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA184), Jun 25, 1997: Weatherly 201C (N1299W), Buffalo, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Water on the runway and the soft terrain were related factors.

## Other reports on N1299W (1)

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

- [Incident 19940822034049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822034049I), Aug 22, 1994: Wthrly 201C (N1299W), Chocowinity, NC, Minor damage. Engine quit after switching tanks returning to base. Landed in soybeans. Selector valve interior corroded and broken

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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