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NTSB accident investigation · Weatherly 201A · Los Banos, CA · July 16, 1981

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1981
Place
Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2932WWeatherly 201A
Status
Completed · report November 10, 1981
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19810716050159A
Case key
123919

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2321  81/7/16  NR.LOS BANOS,CA       WEATHERLY 201A      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0555                    N2932W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 29, 4064 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            96 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         LOS BANOS,CA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -   96                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     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 -  120                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N2932W
Reported as
Weatherly 201A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

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