# NTSB FTW79DRJ03: Weatherly 201C, N9036W, Columbia, LA, October 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Columbia, LA · COLUMBIA, LA
- Location: 32.1021° N, 92.0764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbia, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1021&lon=-92.0764&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147490
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW79DRJ03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRJ03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3025  78/10/14   COLUMBIA,LA         WEATHERLY 201C      CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 4005
        TIME - 1235                    N9036W              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ROSENBURG,TX                PRESQUE ISLE,ME              JASPER,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: SELECTOR VALVES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TREE STUMPS.LEFT TANK DETENT COULD NOT BE FELT ON FUEL SELECTOR VALVE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9036W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9036W-1982-10-02), registration cancelled 1982-10-02, S/N 1017 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201C
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201C](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (registry code 9630410) (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 19781014033579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014033579A), Oct 14, 1978: Wthrly 201A, Columbia, LA, Substantial damage. Collided with tree stumps. Left tank detent could not be felt on fselector valve.

## Other investigations on N9036W (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 NYC81DNC14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNC14), Jul 16, 1981: Weatherly 201C (N9036W), Washburn, ME, destroyed

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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