# NTSB CHI00LA203: Weatherly 201B, N1261W, Streator, IL, July 16, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 16, 2000, 09:30 local (14:30 UTC) - Place: Streator, IL - Coordinates: 41.119464, -88.830398 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1195&lon=-88.8304&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 18, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49725 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA203 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49725/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA203 ## Probable cause the pilot's preflight planning was inadequate which resulted in taking off in the wrong direction on the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind condition and the crop that the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, takeoff - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - terrain condition - crop (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane overran the runway during takeoff. The pilot reported he was not aware that the wind had shifted prior to takeoff and did not recognize it until it was too late. The takeoff was being made on runway 09 (2,400 feet by 60 feet, paved). The pilot reported the winds had shifted from the east to west to south. Winds reported at Bloomington, Illinois, 45 miles south of the accident site, 15 minutes after the accident, were from 270 degrees at 9 knots. The airplane traveled approximately 300 feet off the departure end of the runway and came to rest in a cornfield. ## Factual narrative On July 16, 2000, at 0930 central daylight time, a Weatherly 201B, N1261W, piloted by a commercial pilot, was substantially damaged during an overrun on the takeoff roll at the Rothrock Airport, Streator, Illinois. The flight was operating under the provision of 14 CFR Part 137, and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot reported no injuries. The local, aerial application flight was originating at the time of the accident. The accident occurred as the pilot was attempting a takeoff on runway 09 (2,400 feet by 60 feet, paved). The pilot reported, "On T.O. the wind switched and I was not aware of it and did not recognize I had a problem until it was too late. Terrain was hard surface runway slightly up slope." The pilot reported the winds had shifted from the east to west to south. The airplane traveled approximately 300 feet off the departure end of the runway and came to rest in a cornfield. The 0945 cdt weather observation at the Bloomington-Normal Airport, 45 miles south of the accident site, indicated the winds were from 270 degrees at 9 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1261W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1261W-2006-03-27), registration cancelled 2006-03-27, S/N 615, 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: 615 - Airframe hours: 5245 - Engines: P&W R985-14B 450 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Aerial application, Part 137 - Operator: Don Younglove - Registered owner: Lyle G Younglove - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, May 8, 2000, 54 hours before - Departed: PVT - Airport: 54IL, Rothrock, runway 9, 2,400 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: center; flight hours: 1,443 total, 183 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 270° at 9 knots - Visibility: 20 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: BMI, 45 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 20000716039159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000716039159A), Jul 16, 2000: Wthrly 201B, Streator, IL, No damage. (-23) Pilot was conducting aerial application in the early morning hours when the incident occurred. Witnesses confirmed the pilot loaded the hoppers of the… ## Other investigations on N1261W (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 SEA74DYG29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYG29), Apr 21, 1974: Weatherly 201 (N1261W), Nezperce, ID, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.