- Date
- August 28, 1980
- Place
- Winnsboro, LA · WINNSBORO, LA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19800828038171A19800828038172A
- Case key
- 129554
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1928 80/8/28 WINNSBORO,LA WEATHERLY 201C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 10000 TIME - 1920 N9173W PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 972 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YATES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINNSBORO,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2550 REMARKS- OTR PLT STARTED TKOF IN OPPOSITE DIRECTION.BOTH PLTS UN SEE FWD DRG TAXI.N1285W SUBSTANTIALLY DMGD
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1928 80/8/28 WINNSBORO,LA WEATHERLY 201B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5100 TIME - 1920 N1285W PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - YATES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WINNSBORO,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF CROP - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2550 REMARKS- PLT DID NOT SEE OTR ACFT UNTIL TAIL RAISED DRG TKOF.BOTH UN SEE FWD DRG TAXI.N9173W SUBSTNTLY DMGD
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1285W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yates
N1285WRegistration cancelled Jun 18, 2013 · Weatherly 201BAirframe modelWeatherly 201BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N9173W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Yates
N9173WRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Weatherly 201CAirframe modelWeatherly 201CEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1285W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.