- Date
- April 17, 1982, 05:30 local (13:30 UTC)
- Place
- Espanola, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9231WWeatherly 201C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820417010229A
- Case key
- 70618
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated that during climb the engine power suddenly went to idle. A forced landing was made in a soft plowed field where the aircraft nosed over. No mechanical malfunctions were found during the engine examination however it was noted that conditions were conducive to carburetor icing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9231W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201C
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1037
- Airframe hours
- 840
- Engine
- P & W R985-AN3, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Glen Coons Cropcare Aviation
- Registered owner
- Leonard T. Coons
- Departed
- Espanola, WA
- Destination
- 075 · Deer Park, WA
- Airport
- Ag Strip, runway 27, 2,600 × 50 ft, gravel
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 60
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land, Multi-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 27,800 total · 800 in this make and model · 70 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 99 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- GEG, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.