# NTSB OAK75DVG63: Weatherly 201B, N1263W, Woodland, CA, May 11, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1975
- Place: Woodland, CA · WOODLAND, CA
- Location: 38.6715° N, 121.7505° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodland, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6715&lon=-121.7505&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 23, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132991
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVG63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1133  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1263W-2006-08-18), registration cancelled 2006-08-18, S/N 617, 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: Medlock Field

## 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 19750511012379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750511012379A), May 11, 1975: Wthrly 201B, Woodland, CA, Substantial damage. Flt under wires. Wheel struck ditch bank,broke scissors. Further dmg on ldg.

## Other investigations on N1263W (3)

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 CHI06CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA162), Jun 22, 2006: Weatherly 201B (N1263W), Bowbells, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…
- [NTSB SEA85LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA076), Mar 15, 1985: Weatherly 201B (N1263W), Davenport, WA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK76DVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG21), Sep 9, 1975: Weatherly 201A (N1263W), Davis, 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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