# NTSB OAK71DVM15: Weatherly 201A, N2931W, Soledad, CA, August 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1970
- Place: Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Location: 36.4345° N, 121.3178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soledad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4345&lon=-121.3178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191893
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71DVM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3515  70/8/17    SOLEDAD,CALIF       WEATHERLY 201A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 24, 462
        TIME - 0720                    N2931W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 269 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SOLEDAD,CALIF               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - OTHER
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  269                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - 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 -  150                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- PROC TURN OVER RISING TERRAIN,7-10DEG UPSLOPE.ACDNT SITE ABT 350FT HIGHER THAN FLD BEING SPRAYED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2931W](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2931W), registered now, S/N 111, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201A
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201A](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201a) (registry code 9630406) (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

## Other investigations on N2931W (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 OAK75FVM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75FVM03), Jul 21, 1974: Weatherly 201A (N2931W), Soledad, CA, substantial damage

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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