- Date
- May 11, 1975
- Place
- Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1263WWeatherly 201B
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750511012379A
- Case key
- 132991
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1133 75/5/11 WOODLAND,CA WEATHERLY 201B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2200 TIME - 0730 N1263W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEDLOCK FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DUNNIGAN,CA WOODLAND,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 800 KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - PASTURE TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY 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 - 100 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND REMARKS- FLT UNDER WIRES.WHEEL STRUCK DITCH BANK,BROKE SCISSORS.FURTHER DMG ON LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1263W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Medlock Field
N1263WRegistration cancelled Aug 18, 2006 · Weatherly 201BAirframe modelWeatherly 201BEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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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 N1263W · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI06CA162Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportBowbells, NDThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the rising terrain while maneuvering during the agricultural application flight. Contirbuting factors were the low altitude operation and the rising terrain.NTSB SEA85LA076Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDavenport, WAA vibration started in the engine and while the plt was monitoring the engine gauges he noted a loss of all oil pressure. A landing was made on a field and during rollout the left main gear was torn off when it struck a mound of dirt. The acft then struck…NTSB OAK76DVG21Accident · No injuriesClosedDavis, CA