# NTSB MKC90LA134: Weatherly 201-B, N1260W, Stuttgart, AR, June 16, 1990

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 16, 1990, 18:35 local (23:35 UTC)
- Place: Stuttgart, AR
- Coordinates: 34.489025, -91.550376 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4890&lon=-91.5504&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1992
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 35004
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC90LA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/35004/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA134

## Probable cause

FUEL EXHAUSTION INDUCED POWER LOSS CAUSED BY THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO REFUEL THE AIRPLANE.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, maneuvering - aerial application
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE COMMERCIAL PLT SAID THAT WHILE CONDUCTING AN AERIAL APPLICATION OPERATION, A LOSS OF FUEL PRESSURE OCCURRED, FOLLOWED BY A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. AN EMERGENCY LNDG WAS MADE IN A FARM FIELD, WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE. POST-ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS EMPTY OF USABLE FUEL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1260W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1260W-2012-06-14), registration cancelled 2012-06-14, S/N 614, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201-B
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (registry code 9630408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 614
- Engines: P&W R-985-AN1 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Part 137
- Registered owner: Razorback Ag Service, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: GOULD, AR

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 4,840 total, 359 in this make and model, 4,800 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 50 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19900616023579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900616023579A), Jun 16, 1990: Wthrly 201B, Stuttgart, AR, Substantial damage. Lost power on spray run after loss of fuel pressure. Landed farm field. Fuel system empty of usable fuel.

## Other investigations on N1260W (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW91DPG10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG10), May 23, 1991: Weatherly 201B (N1260W), Mc Crory, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF THE OUTBOARD PORTION OF THE PROPELLER BLADE. A FACTOR WAS THE LACK OF SUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE FORCED LANDING.

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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