- Date
- July 7, 1989, 19:30 local (Jul 8, 1989, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wymore, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1286WWeatherly 201-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890708021519A
- Case key
- 34828
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed and altitude during climbout. Contributing to the accident was the high density altitude.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot said that shortly after takeoff for an aerial application operation, the acft shuddered and settled back to the ground. After attaining about 10 or 15 feet of altitude; the acft bounced off a farm field and careened into some trees causing substantial damage. The surface temperature was 100 degrees f. and the wind was calm. The plt said he thought the weather conditons contributed to the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1286W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201-B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 640
- Airframe hours
- 3,471
- Engine
- P&W R-985-AN1, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Thomsen Aerial Spray
- Registered owner
- Thomsen, Harold L
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 13, 1989 · 159 hours before
- Departed
- NE92 · Wymore, NE
- Airport
- NE92
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,565 total · 1,120 in this make and model · 2,367 as pilot in command · 159 in the last 90 days · 126 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 100 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N1286W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.