# NTSB OAK79DVG37: Weatherly 201B, N1264W, Robbins, CA, May 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1979
- Place: Robbins, CA · ROBBINS, CA
- Location: 38.8669° N, 121.7071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Robbins, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8669&lon=-121.7071&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 15, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136083
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0954  79/5/11    ROBBINS,CA          WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                PRIVATE, AGE 40, 8000
        TIME - 1030                    N1264W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 8000                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND
        REMARKS- WIND GUSTS TO 8 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1264W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1264W-2011-04-04), registration cancelled 2011-04-04, S/N 618, 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

## 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 19790511009399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790511009399A), May 11, 1979: Wthrly 201B, Kirkland, CA, Substantial damage. Airplane struck ground during flareout for swath run.

## Other investigations on N1264W (2)

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 DFW08CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08CA145), May 15, 2008: Weatherly 201B (N1264W), Nickerson, KS, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB DEN84LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA094), Feb 18, 1984: Weatherly 201B (N1264W), Townsend, MT, 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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