# NTSB SEA80DYA20: Weatherly 201B, N1293W, Mountain Home, ID, July 26, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1980
- Place: Mountain Home, ID · MOUNTAIN HOME, ID
- Location: 43.1316° N, 115.6973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mountain Home, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1316&lon=-115.6973&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYA20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYA20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0718  80/7/26    MOUNTAIN HOME,ID    WEATHERLY 201B      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N1293W              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 24, 1632 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            127 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN HOME
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MOUNTAIN HOME,ID            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  580                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - DRY CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY
        REMARKS- FUEL SEL POSITIONED TO EMPTY L TANK.R TANK FULL.DUSTING BEETS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1293W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1293W-2016-10-28), registration cancelled 2016-10-28, S/N 644, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201B
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (registry code 9630408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mountain Home

## 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 19800726030739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800726030739A), Jul 26, 1980: Wthrly 201B, Mountain Home, ID, Substantial damage. Engine quit on base leg. Unable to make runway. Landed in adjacent field. Hit ditch. Fuel selector on empty tank.

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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