# Accident 20080516836099A: Wthrly 201B, Nickerson, KS, May 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2008, 09:10 local time
- Place: Nickerson, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: Y7BG
- Location: 38.1489° N, 98.0883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Nickerson, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1489&lon=-98.0883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1264W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1264W-2011-04-04) (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: 4,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080516836099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A TAKEOFF WITH A QUARTERING LEFT TAILWIND, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER A CREEK AND THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF WHEN CONTACT WITH THE FAR BANK WAS MADE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY A POST IMPACT FIRE. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S SECOND ATTEMPT WITH THE DOWNWIND TAKEOFF.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N1264W (3)

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

- [Accident 19960826046629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960826046629A), Aug 26, 1996: Wthrly 201B (N1264W), Savannah, NY, Substantial damage. (4) Pilot made a hard landing and damaged right wing. Pilot will be re-examined.
- [Accident 19840218003899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840218003899A), Feb 18, 1984: Wthrly 201B (N1264W), Townsend, MT, Substantial damage. On first flight in type without a checkout. Lost control on landing after flooding engine by throttle misuse.
- [Accident 19790511009399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511009399A), May 11, 1979: Wthrly 201B (N1264W), Kirkland, CA, Substantial damage. Airplane struck ground during flareout for swath run.

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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