# NTSB LAX81FVA54: Weatherly 201A, N2932W, Los Banos, CA, July 16, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 16, 1981
- Place: Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123919
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81FVA54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVA54

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810716050159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810716050159A), Jul 16, 1981: Wthrly 201A, Los Banos, CA, Substantial damage. Ag pilot stalled aircraft during procedure turn and crashed.

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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