# NTSB SEA78DYP19: Weatherly 201B, N1258W, Pomeroy, WA, March 20, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1978
- Place: Pomeroy, WA · POMEROY, WA
- Location: 46.4738° N, 117.5965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pomeroy, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4738&lon=-117.5965&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142060
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78DYP19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78DYP19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1926  78/3/20    POMEROY,WA          WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N1258W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 22, 1803 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            270 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - POMEROY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          POMEROY,WA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: BLOWER,IMPELLER ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1700                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT
        REMARKS- MID-FLD TKOF,UN STOP. BLOWER BEARINGS FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1258W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1258W-1980-10-10), registration cancelled 1980-10-10, S/N 612, built 1973 (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: Pomeroy

## 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 19780320019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780320019399A), Mar 20, 1978: Wthrly 201B, Pomeroy, WA, Substantial damage. Mid-fld tkof,un stop. Blower bearings failed.

## Other investigations on N1258W (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 SEA79FYP12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYP12), Apr 14, 1979: Weatherly 201B (N1258W), Pomeroy, WA, 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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