- Date
- July 10, 1985, 07:45 local (12:45 UTC)
- Place
- Rosharon, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2938WWeatherly 201B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850710030459A
- Case key
- 21796
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt stated he failed to switch fuel selector to the left tank prior to takeoff (right tank empty). The engine quit abruptly at low altitude. Plt switched to left tank but could not regain engine power prior to hard landing in cotton field.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2938W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 605
- Airframe hours
- 2,488
- Engine
- P&W 985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Shirley A. Gardner
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 14, 1985
- Departed
- SRS · Wharton, TX
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 32,200 total · 300 in this make and model · 250 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2938W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.