Weatherly 201B N1264W

Summary

On 15 May 2008 at about 14:10 local time, a Weatherly 201B registered N1264W was involved in an accident near Nickerson, Kansas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 May 2008 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Nickerson, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Private Airstrip (NONE)

Coordinates

38.1400, -98.0483

Aircraft

Weatherly 201B

Registration

N1264W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Nickerson → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW08CA145

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the takeoff roll the single-engine tail-wheel equipped agricultural airplane exited the left side of the 20-foot wide gravel runway despite the pilot's correction of full right rudder and right brake. Once off the runway, the airplane crossed a creek and impacted an embankment, before coming to rest in an upright position. The pilot was able to exit the airplane unassisted. Moments later the airplane was engulfed in flames. The pilot reported that following the accident he observed that the tail-wheel was unlocked and that it may have contributed to the accident. He further stated that the accident may have been prevented by checking that the tail-wheel was locked prior to takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.