# NTSB FTW74DRG84: Weatherly 201, N86687, Pearsall, TX, May 19, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 19, 1974
- Place: Pearsall, TX · PEARSALL, TX
- Location: 28.8929° N, 99.0972° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pearsall, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8929&lon=-99.0972&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 June 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124345
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW74DRG84
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74DRG84

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1245  74/5/19    PEARSALL,TEX        WEATHERLY 201       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 28,
        TIME - 1003                    N86687              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCKINLEY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PEARSALL,TEX                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY PULLED MIXTURE CTL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N86687](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N86687-2013-04-12), registration cancelled 2013-04-12, S/N 102, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201) (registry code 9630404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mckinley

## 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 19740519013829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740519013829A), May 19, 1974: Wthrly 201, Pearsall, TX, Substantial damage. Plt inadvertently pulled mixture ctl.

## Other investigations on N86687 (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 FTW72DPD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DPD32), Mar 22, 1972: Weatherly 201 (N86687), Breckenridge, TX, 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.

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