# NTSB OAK75DVD29: Weatherly 201B, N1262W, Farmington, CA, November 16, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 16, 1974
- Place: Farmington, CA · FARMINGTON, CA
- Location: 37.9299° N, 121.0044° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Farmington, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9299&lon=-121.0044&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 January 27, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142968
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVD29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVD29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3776  74/11/16 NR.FARMINGTON,CALIF   WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 20750
        TIME - 0700                    N1262W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOONES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FARMINGTON,CALIF             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 2000                       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 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 -  195                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- LOADED FERTILIZER SAME LVL AS SEED.SETTLED TO GRND 4 TIMES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1262W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1262W-2013-02-21), registration cancelled 2013-02-21, S/N 616, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201B
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boones

## 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 19741116040189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741116040189A), Nov 16, 1974: Wthrly 201B, Farmington, CA, Substantial damage. Loaded fertilizer same lvl as seed. Settled to grnd 4 times.

## Other investigations on N1262W (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 SEA82FYM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82FYM13), Apr 22, 1982: Weatherly 201B (N1262W), Kent, OR, destroyed

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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