# NTSB FTW80FPM19: Weatherly 201C, N9080W, Commerce, OK, September 4, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 4, 1980
- Place: Commerce, OK · COMMERCE, OK
- Location: 36.9349° N, 94.8615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Commerce, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9349&lon=-94.8615&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128844
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW80FPM19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPM19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2320   80/9/4  NR.COMMERCE,OK        WEATHERLY 201C      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 6451
        TIME - 0830                    N9080W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 837 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIAMI MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COMMERCE,OK                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6451                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - BEANS                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  811                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK POLE GUY WIRE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9080W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9080W-1982-09-16), registration cancelled 1982-09-16, S/N 1025 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Miami Muni

## 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 19800904040529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904040529A), Sep 4, 1980: Wthrly 201C, Commerce, OK, Destroyed. Struck power pole guy-wire while spraying edge of field.

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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