Weatherly 201C accident near Lakewood, Arkansas, June 14, 1982
On June 14, 1982 at about 10:15 pm local time, a Weatherly 201C, registered N9044W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Lakewood, Arkansas (Faver Airstrip airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under agricultural flying rules (Part 137). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 14, 1982 · about 10:15 pm local time
- Place
- Lakewood, Arkansas · Faver Airstrip · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 201C · all 201Cs on the register
- Registration
- N9044W · no longer on the register · serial 1021
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT FAILED DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE GEAR FAILED AFTER HE HAD ROLLED ABOUT 150 FT.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: commercial pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea
- Flight time: 13,005 hours in all; 3,900 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 65 in the last 30 days; 11,030 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: unk
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1,815 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded; 0 hours since
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: Lakewood AR at 5:15 pm
- Destination: Lakewood AR
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 9, 2,600 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 5 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; clear
- Temperature: 0°F (-18°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Observation at 5:15 pm
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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