# Accident 20000716039159A: Wthrly 201B, Streator, IL, July 16, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2000, 09:30 local time
- Place: Streator, IL
- Airport: Streator Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.1195° N, 88.8304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1195&lon=-88.8304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1261W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1261W-2006-03-27) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716039159A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. WITNESSES CONFIRMED THE PILOT LOADED THE HOPPERS OF THE A/C BELOW THE MAXIMUM LEVELS STATING THE WEATHER (TEMPERATURE AND CONDITIONS) WOULD NOT PERMIT FULL LOADS. AS THE PILOT STARTED THE TAKEOFF ROLL, BOTH THE PILOT AND WITNESSES SAID THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE WAS DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE A/C DID NOT GET AIRBORNE AND RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. WITNESSES WHO SAW THE TAKEOFF SAID THE A/C JUST RAN OFF THE RUNWAY BECAUSE IT COULD NOT GET AIRBORNE SAID THEY IMMEDIATELY LOOKED BACK AT THE WINDSOCK AND NOTICED THE WIND HAD SWITCHED DIRECTION TO A DIRECT TAIL WIND. BOTH WITNESSES ARE HOLDERS OF PILOT CERTIFICATES.

## 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 CHI00LA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA203), Jul 16, 2000: Weatherly 201B (N1261W), Streator, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's preflight planning was inadequate which resulted in taking off in the wrong direction on the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind condition and the crop that the…

## Other reports on N1261W (1)

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

- [Accident 19740421009889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740421009889A), Apr 21, 1974: Wthrly 201B (N1261W), Nezperce, ID, Substantial damage. Plt unable to clr 250 ft mound aftr eng restart when fuel selctor switched to full tank.

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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