# NTSB SEA85LA076: Weatherly 201B, N1263W, Davenport, WA, March 15, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 15, 1985, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Davenport, WA
- Coordinates: 47.670455, -118.190559 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6705&lon=-118.1906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 40130
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA85LA076
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/40130/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA85LA076

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(partial) - mech failure/malf, cruise
  - engine assembly,crankcase - blocked(total) (cause)
  - remedial action - not possible, pilot in command (cause)
  - fluid,oil - loss,total (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - none suitable (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - failure,total (contributing factor)
  - landing gear,main gear - overload (contributing factor)

## Analysis

A VIBRATION STARTED IN THE ENGINE AND WHILE THE PLT WAS MONITORING THE ENGINE GAUGES HE NOTED A LOSS OF ALL OIL PRESSURE. A LANDING WAS MADE ON A FIELD AND DURING ROLLOUT THE LEFT MAIN GEAR WAS TORN OFF WHEN IT STRUCK A MOUND OF DIRT. THE ACFT THEN STRUCK SNOW AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1263W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1263W-2006-08-18), registration cancelled 2006-08-18, S/N 617, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WEATHERLY 201B
- Registry model: [Weatherly 201B](https://openairdocs.org/model/weatherly-201b) (registry code 9630408) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 617
- Airframe hours: 2900
- Engines: P&W R985 450 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Ferry, Part 91
- Registered owner: T.L.C. Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Restricted (Special)
- Departed: 2WA8, HARRINGTON, WA
- Destination: 73WA, DAVENPORT, WA

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 1,663 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 1,643 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 50 °F

## 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 19850315007409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850315007409A), Mar 15, 1985: Wthrly 201B, Davenport, WA, Substantial damage. Vibration in engine and loss of oil pressure. Flipped over landing in a field. Crankcase breather plugged.

## Other investigations on N1263W (3)

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.

- [NTSB CHI06CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA162), Jun 22, 2006: Weatherly 201B (N1263W), Bowbells, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance to the rising terrain while maneuvering during the agricultural application flight. Contirbuting factors were the low altitude operation and the rising…
- [NTSB OAK76DVG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76DVG21), Sep 9, 1975: Weatherly 201A (N1263W), Davis, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB OAK75DVG63](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVG63), May 11, 1975: Weatherly 201B (N1263W), Woodland, CA, substantial damage

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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