- Date
- March 30, 1992, 14:49 local (20:49 UTC)
- Place
- Weatherford, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1268WWeatherly 201B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 26, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920330007809A
- Case key
- 18468
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Probable cause
Fuel starvation due to a mechanical failure of the fuel selector. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain.
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 aerial application operations the pilot lost complete engine power following fuel tank switching from the left tank to the right tank. The airplane had been storage for approximately one year prior to being placed in service. The forced landing was made to the only available terrain, a terraced area. During the landing roll the airplane bounced and the pilot lost control. Following the loss of control airplane struck some trees and ground looped. An examination of the airplane revealed a mechanical failure of the fuel selector due to corrosion of internal components.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1268W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 622
- Engine
- P&W R985-14B, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Ruben J. James
- Registered owner
- Ruben J. James
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 2, 2000 · 1 hours before
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
- 46
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 1,867 total · 1 in this make and model · 1,699 as pilot in command · 49 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 45° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 65 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
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 N1268W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.