# NTSB DEN81DTE62: Weatherly 201B, N1266W, Beulah, CO, July 23, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1981
- Place: Beulah, CO · BEULAH, CO
- Location: 38.0750° N, 104.9867° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beulah, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0750&lon=-104.9867&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 11, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123898
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81DTE62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81DTE62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2461  81/7/23    BEULAH,CO           WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2489
        TIME - 0700                    N1266W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO CITY,CO            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1600                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - PASTURE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -HILLY
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  6700                              MOUNTAINOUS
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND                          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1266W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1266W-1994-09-14), registration cancelled 1994-09-14, S/N 620 (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 19810723043949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810723043949A), Jul 23, 1981: Wthrly 201B, Beulah, CO, Substantial damage. Stall landed into trees on turn around. Unable to outclimb rising terrain due to load and density altitude.

## Other investigations on N1266W (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 SEA93LA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA142), Jun 28, 1993: Weatherly 201B (N1266W), Wilbur, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: VISUAL LOOKOUT WAS NOT MAINTAINED. THE WIRES WERE A FACTOR.

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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