# NTSB ATL95LA122: Weatherly 201B, N1254W, Andalusia, AL, June 30, 1995

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 30, 1995, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC)
- Place: Andalusia, AL
- Coordinates: 31.300636, -86.479766 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3006&lon=-86.4798&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1995
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 3583
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL95LA122
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3583/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA122

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN  AIRSPEED IN A CLIMBING TURN, THAT RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - initial climb
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, takeoff - initial climb

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1254W), registered now, S/N 608, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201B
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (registry code 9630408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 608
- Airframe hours: 3000
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 48; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19950630015859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950630015859A), Jun 30, 1995: Wthrly 201B, Andalusia, AL, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray turn around. Stalled in left climbing turn. Struck a tree. Cause power loss not determined.

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.

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