# NTSB DEN76DQG02: Weatherly 201B, N1271W, Clovis, NM, August 6, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 6, 1975
- Place: Clovis, NM · CLOVIS, NM
- Location: 34.4386° N, 103.1942° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clovis, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4386&lon=-103.1942&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150167
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN76DQG02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQG02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2420   75/8/6  NR.CLOVIS,NM          WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 4049
        TIME - 0700                    N1271W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 864 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         CLOVIS,NM                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: EN ROUTE TO TREAT CROP
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - VIBRATION,EXCESSIVE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2350                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -NOT FASTENED                         GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  4020
        REMARKS- HAMILTON STD 2D-30,BLADE DWG 6101A-12,LOST 7INCHES OF TIP.TT 460HRS.NO PREVIOUS DMG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1271W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1271W-1992-02-28), registration cancelled 1992-02-28, S/N 626 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201B
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (registry code 9630408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19750806023179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750806023179A), Aug 6, 1975: Wthrly 201B, Clovis, NM, Substantial damage. Hamilton std 2D-30,blade dwg 6101A-12,lost 7INCHES of tip. Tt 460HRS.no previous dmg.

## Other investigations on N1271W (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 FTW89DQG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89DQG03), May 20, 1989: Weatherly 201B (N1271W), Miami, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM A KNOWN OBSTACLE DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY FLIGHT OPERATIONS,

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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