Plane Crash List

Weatherly 201B N1254W

30 June 1995 · Andalusia, Alabama, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 30 June 1995 at about 14:30 local time, a Weatherly 201B registered N1254W, operated by John W. Wallace, was involved in an accident near Andalusia, Alabama, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 14:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Andalusia, Alabama, United States
Nearest airport
Wallace Field (NONE)
Coordinates
31.3006, -86.4798
Aircraft
Weatherly 201B
Registration
N1254W
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
John W. Wallace
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL95LA122

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED IN A CLIMBING TURN, THAT RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

A WEATHERLY 201B, LOADED WITH CHEMICALS, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING DEPARTURE FROM A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP IN ANDALUSIA, ALABAMA. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER BECOMING AIRBORNE, HE EXECUTED A TURN TO THE LEFT TOO EARLY AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FROM STALLING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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