SEA79DYP28

NTSB accident investigation · Weatherly 201A · Colville, WA · June 6, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1979
Place
Colville, WA · COLVILLE, WA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2933WWeatherly 201A
Status
Completed · report December 6, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790606028809A
Case key
135532

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2608   79/6/6    COLVILLE,WA         WEATHERLY 201A      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 2750
        TIME - 1100                    N2933W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHEWELAH,WA                 COLVILLE,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  750                       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 - 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 -  1100                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- HIT HOLE 75 FT OFF RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N2933W
Reported as
Weatherly 201A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Colville

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N2933W · 2

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