- Date
- August 9, 1978
- Place
- Wilbur, WA · WILBUR, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N9197WWeatherly 201C
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780809025329A
- Case key
- 140159
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2406 78/8/9 WILBUR,WA WEATHERLY 201C CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4500 TIME - 0645 N9197W PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILBUR,WA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: PULLUP FROM SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000 KIND OF OPERATION - DEFOLIATION (LIQUID) KIND OF CROP - PEAS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID 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 TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 2175 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - DOWNWIND PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN REMARKS- VERT FIN & RUDDER SEPARATED BY WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9197W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N9197WRegistration cancelled Dec 8, 2003 · Weatherly 201CAirframe modelWeatherly 201CEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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