- Date
- May 23, 1991, 11:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mc Crory, AR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1260WWeatherly 201B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910523017129A
- Case key
- 23199
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Probable cause
Loss of the outboard portion of the propeller blade. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
During the daytime aerial application maneuver, the pilot performed a forced landing after experiencing a severe engine vibration. The airplane landing gear was destroyed as the pilot struck a rice levee during the landing. Post accident investigation revealed an inflight loss of the outboard section of the propeller blade.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1260W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 614
- Engine
- P&W R985-AN14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Paul H. Owens, doing business as Owens Fary & Flying Service
- Registered owner
- Paul H. Owens
- Departed
- 7MO · Mc Crory, AR
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
- 41
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 5,000 total · 5,000 as pilot in command · 70 in the last 90 days · 50 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 10,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 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 N1260W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.