# Accident 20060321004519A: Wthrly 201B, Hondo, TX, March 21, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2006, 10:40 local time
- Place: Hondo, TX
- Airport: Hondo Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 29.3556° N, 99.1728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3556&lon=-99.1728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1257W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1257W-2013-08-16) (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
- Reported engine: PWA R985*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060321004519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS DOING CALIBRATION RUNS AND DURING THE LEFT PULL-UP AND TURN, THE EMERGENCY DUMP DEPLOYED THE REMAINING WATER IN THE TANK (APPROX 60-80 GALS). THE PLANE PITCHED UP AND ROLLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PLANE CRASHED KILLING THE PILOT INSTANTANEOUSLY.

## 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 DFW06LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06LA087), Mar 21, 2006: Weatherly 201B (N1257W), Hondo, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of aircraft control for undetermined reasons.

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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