Plane Crash List

Weatherly 201B N1268W

27 August 1984 · Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 27 August 1984 at about 19:20 local time, a Weatherly 201B registered N1268W was involved in an accident near Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 19:20
Classification
Accident
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
Coordinates
47.9100, -97.0708
Aircraft
Weatherly 201B
Registration
N1268W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN84LA270

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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

DURING INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB AT AN ALT OF APRX 100 FT AGL, ENGINE BEGAN MISSING. UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALT, FORCED LANDING WAS MADE IN A PLOWED FIELD DURING WHICH LANDING GEAR WAS TORN FROM THE ACFT. INSPECTION REVEALED #5 CYLINDER HEAD SEPARATED FROM THE BARREL. AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVE (AD-78-08-07) WHICH INVOLVES ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF THE CYLINDERS FOR CRACKS HAD NOT BEEN COMPLIED WITH.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
7 Jun 1984 Weatherly 201B
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10 Jul 1984 Weatherly 201
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29 Mar 1984 Weatherly 201C
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18 Feb 1984 Weatherly 201B
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15 Jul 1983 Weatherly 201B
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15 Mar 1985 Weatherly 201B
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