Weatherly C63 N58541
21 August 1966 · Vernalis Calif, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 August 1966 at about 09:30 local time, a Weatherly C63 registered N58541, operated by Valley Dusters, was involved in an accident during in flight near Vernalis Calif, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Vernalis Calif, California, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Weatherly C63
- Registration
- N58541
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Valley Dusters
- Operating rule
- Aerial Applicator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 2-0665
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
ACFT STRUCK WATER STANDPIPE. PLT HAS NO MEMORY OF FLT.PLTS RESPIRATOR FILTER CHANGE 35 HRS OVERDUE
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Weatherly C63 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1973 | Weatherly C63 | Avenal, California, United States | Craig Aero SER | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 1966 | Hughes 269A | Fort Collins Colo, Colorado, United States | Kensair Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 17 Mar 1966 | Piper PA-22 | Lake City Fla, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 1966 | Brantly B-2 | N.platte Nebr, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Sep 1966 | Grumman TBM | Elko Nev, Nevada, United States | Sonora Avaitio | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Oct 1966 | Cessna 182 | Plankinton S Dak, South Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 Jan 1966 | Cessna 140A | Geneva Ny, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |