# Accident 20000630036689A: Wthrly 201C, Tolna, ND, June 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2000, 07:30 local time
- Place: Tolna, ND
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 47.8206° N, 98.4302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8206&lon=-98.4302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9228W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9228W-2000-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weatherly 201C (registry code 9630410, https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WTHRLY 201C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000630036689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2000 AT 0730 CDT, A WEATHERLY 201C, N9228W, OWNED AND FLOWN BY LEE C. BRECKHEIMER  WAS DEMOLISHED DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. THE SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE AIRCRAFT HAD COMPLETED AN INITIAL SWATH RUN ON A WESTERLY HEADING. THE RIGHT WING SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTING IN A DITCH ALONG SIDE A TOWNSHIP ROAD ADJACENT THE WHEAT FIELD BEING SPRAYED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN DUE TO THE LACK OF IMPACT SIGNATURES ON WING OR CONTACT WITH 3 FT. HIGH STANDING WHEAT PRIOR TO INITIAL GROUND STRIKE BY THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED FOR 507' FROM THE INITIAL GROUND SCAR AND WAS CONSUMED BY FIRE ON IMPACT.

## 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 CHI00LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA178), Jun 30, 2000: Weatherly 201C (N9228W), Tolna, ND, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the wing spar fatigue and wing separation while maneuvering. A factor was that the fatigue was not detected by the mechanic during the last annual inspection.

## Other reports on N9228W (2)

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

- [Accident 19820621028379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820621028379A), Jun 21, 1982: Wthrly 201C (N9228W), Rapelje, MT, Substantial damage. Right brake failed on landing roll causing aircraft to hit pole. Failed p/n was 101-00500.
- [Incident 19790713020719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790713020719I), Jul 13, 1979: Wthrly 201C (N9228W), Pendleton, OR, Minor damage. Sprayer diverted attention and right main struck dirt bank. Gear separated aircraft.

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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