# Incident 19980819027649I: Wthrly 201B, Red Level, AL, August 19, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1998, 11:40 local time
- Place: Red Level, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 31.4067° N, 86.6062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Level, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4067&lon=-86.6062&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1254W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1254W) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 600 total, 600 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980819027649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS SPRAYING A FIELD NORTH OF RED LEVEL AL IN A WTHRLY 201B N1254W ON AUGUST 19,1998. HE SAID HE STARTED SPRAYING ABOUT 6:30AM TIL ABOUT 11:30AM WHEN HIS ENGINE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. HE SAID HE SWITCHED TO THE RIGHT HAND TANK AND HAD PLENTY OF GAS REMAINING IN BOTH TANKS. HE SAID HE PUMPED THE THROTTLE, BUT KEPT LOSING ALTITUDE AND DECIDED TO PUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN IN A FIELD CLOSE BY. HE ALSO STATED THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAE, A BEND IN THE RUDDER SECTION AND THE PROPELLER HAD TO BE SENT TO OVERHAUL. HE SAID HIS MECHANIC INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND ORDERED A NEW CAARBURETOR BECAUSE IT WENT TO FULL RICH. MALFUNCTION AND DEFECT REPORT TO FOLLOW FROM S AN T CARBUREATOR SHOP IN NEW BRAUNFELS, TX 78130

## Other reports on N1254W (2)

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

- [Accident 19950630015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950630015859A), Jun 30, 1995: Wthrly 201B (N1254W), Andalusia, AL, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray turn around. Stalled in left climbing turn. Struck a tree. Cause power loss not determined.
- [Incident 19800822077059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822077059I), Aug 22, 1980: Wthrly 201B (N1254W), Ulmer, IA, Minor damage. Engine failed while spraying.

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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