# NTSB MKC76FER90: Weatherly 201C, N1244W, Hollandale, MN, August 22, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1976
- Place: Hollandale, MN · HOLLANDALE, MN
- Location: 43.7598° N, 93.2056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hollandale, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7598&lon=-93.2056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 1, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155876
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FER90
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FER90

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2774  76/8/22    HOLLANDALE,MN       WEATHERLY 201C      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 8800
        TIME - 1930                    N1244W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 770 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOLLANDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HOLLANDALE,MN               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  770                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  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 -  1100                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        REMARKS- POWER LOSS SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF.NOSED OVER IN CORN FIELD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1244W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1244W-2016-10-31), registration cancelled 2016-10-31, S/N 1008, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201C
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201C](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (registry code 9630410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hollandale

## 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 19760822030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760822030379A), Aug 22, 1976: Wthrly 201C, Hollandale, MN, Substantial damage. Power loss shortly after liftoff. Nosed over in corn field.

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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