- Date
- June 30, 1995, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place
- Andalusia, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1254WWeatherly 201B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1995
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19950630015859A
- Case key
- 3583
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed in a climbing turn, that resulted in an inadvertent stall.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
A weatherly 201B, loaded with chemicals, collided with the ground during departure from a private grass strip in Andalusia, Alabama. The pilot stated that after becoming airborne, he executed a turn to the left too early and was unable to maintain sufficient airspeed to keep the aircraft from stalling.
Factual narrative
On June 30, 1995, at 0930 central daylight time, a Weatherly 201B, N1254W, collided with a tree while maneuvering for an emergency landing, following a loss of engine power, near Andalusia, Alabama. The aerial application flight operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 137, with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, the pilot was not injured. The local flight departed Andalusia, at 0900 hours.
According to the pilot, while executing a left climbing turn with a load of chemicals, he did not maintain sufficient airspeed. The aircraft stalled and collided with a tree and the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1254W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 608
- Airframe hours
- 3,000
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- John W. Wallace
- Registered owner
- John W. Wallace
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 5, 1995 · 5 hours before
- Departed
- NONE
- Airport
- NONE · Wallace Field, runway 17, 2,400 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 292 total · 25 in this make and model · 199 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 9 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- 71J, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.