# NTSB OAK79DVG58: Weatherly 201B, N2937W, Lincoln, CA, June 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1979
- Place: Lincoln, CA · LINCOLN, CA
- Location: 38.8779° N, 121.3040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lincoln, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8779&lon=-121.3040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 27, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135344
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK79DVG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79DVG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2028  79/6/30    LINCOLN,CA          WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N2937W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   57, 25000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            150 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NO NAME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LINCOLN,CA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - RICE                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - INSTALLED                                    TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  100
        REMARKS- SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN TALL GRASS AND VEERED LEFT INTO HIDDEN DIRT MOUNDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2937W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2937W-2012-09-24), registration cancelled 2012-09-24, S/N 604, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201B
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (registry code 9630408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: No Name

## 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 19790630013839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790630013839A), Jun 30, 1979: Wthrly 201B, Lincoln, CA, Substantial damage. Spray boom on ag acft caught on tall weeds on edge of runway during takeoff roll,acft veered into dirt mounds.

## Other investigations on N2937W (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 OAK77DVM19](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DVM19), May 7, 1977: Weatherly 201B (N2937W), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK74DVD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK74DVD24), Mar 11, 1974: Weatherly 201B (N2937W), Stockton, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK73DVD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73DVD16), Sep 8, 1972: Weatherly 201B (N2937W), Holt, 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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