# NTSB SEA78FYP48: Weatherly 201C, N9197W, Wilbur, WA, August 9, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1978
- Place: Wilbur, WA · WILBUR, WA
- Location: 47.7581° N, 118.7119° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wilbur, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.7581&lon=-118.7119&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA78FYP48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FYP48

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9197W-2003-12-08), registration cancelled 2003-12-08, S/N 1032, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201C
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201C](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (registry code 9630410) (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: Destroyed

## 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 19780809025329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780809025329A), Aug 9, 1978: Wthrly 201A, Wilbur, WA, Substantial damage. Vert fin & rudder separated by wire.

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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