# NTSB SEA75DYG29: Weatherly 201B, N1273W, Genesee, ID, April 19, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 19, 1975
- Place: Genesee, ID · GENESEE, ID
- Location: 46.5516° N, 116.9284° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Genesee, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5516&lon=-116.9284&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 7, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148601
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYG29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYG29-148601

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0838  75/4/19    GENESEE,ID          WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 3000
        TIME - 0920                    N1273W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GENESEE,ID                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - FERTILIZING (DUST)
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1273W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1273W-2018-03-30), registration cancelled 2018-03-30, S/N 628, 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: Howell

## Other investigations on N1273W (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 FTW78DPG31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78DPG31), May 19, 1978: Weatherly 201B (N1273W), Grady, AR, 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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