# NTSB SEA80DYM21: Weatherly 201C, N9107W, Hood River, OR, March 10, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 10, 1980
- Place: Hood River, OR · HOOD RIVER, OR
- Location: 45.7091° N, 121.5241° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hood River, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7091&lon=-121.5241&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 19, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131817
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYM21

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0237  80/3/10  NR.HOOD RIVER,OR      WEATHERLY 201C      CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N9107W              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 43, 13723 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         HOOD RIVER,OR                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS                            TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - FORWARD OF PILOT                  TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  700                               DENSE WITH TREES
          SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9107W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9107W-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 1028 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201C
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201C](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201c) (registry code 9630410) (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 19800310013229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800310013229A), Mar 10, 1980: Wthrly 201C, Hood River, OR, Destroyed. Wing hit tree limb on pull-up from swath run. Damaged aileron. Lost control. Crashed in adjacent field.

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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