- Date
- June 28, 1993, 09:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Wilbur, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1266WWeatherly 201B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930628020769A
- Case key
- 43042
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
Visual lookout was not maintained. The wires were a factor.
Analysis
During an aerial application operation, the pilot reported that he had just completed spraying the field and had just turned off the sprayer and was pulling up. The pilot did not see the wires that bordered the field and the vertical stabilizer contacted the wires and was torn off. The pilot was unable to maintain control and a landing was made in an open field. During the landing roll, the airplane collided with the rough terrain.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1266W
- Reported as
- Weatherly 201B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 620
- Airframe hours
- 3,157
- Engine
- P&W R-985, 450 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Registered owner
- Buddruis, Dennis L.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 23, 1993 · 388 hours before
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 8,500 total · 2,500 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 57 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1266W · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.