- Date
- March 29, 1984, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- South Fulton, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1296WWeatherly 201C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840329007709A
- Case key
- 6324
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Five miles after takeoff the acft engine began sputtering and losing power. The plt dumped his load and still could not maintain flight. The acft could not be stopped before colliding with fence and trees during a downwind landing on wet pasture grass. Investigation revealed water in the fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1296W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1004
- Airframe hours
- 1,658
- Engine
- P&W R-985 SERIES, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Larry Russell
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 22, 1984 · 98 hours before
- Departed
- Fulton, KY
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1296W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.