Weatherly 201C accident near Near Almira, Washington, April 19, 1983
On April 19, 1983 at about 6:10 pm local time, a Weatherly 201C, registered N9219W, was destroyed in an accident near Near Almira, Washington. It was an aerial application (crop spraying) flight 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
- April 19, 1983 · about 6:10 pm local time
- Place
- Near Almira, Washington · 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
- N9219W · registry record · serial 1034
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application (crop spraying) flight · agricultural flying rules (Part 137)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE ACFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER AN ENGINE FAILURE AND FIRE IN FLT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ENROUTE TO SPRAY WHEAT WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND OIL SPRAYED ON THE WINDSHIELD. THE PILOT SMELLED SMOKE, DUMPED HIS LOAD AND MADE A LANDING. WHEN HE GOT OUT THE ACFT CONTINUED TO BURN AND WAS DESTROYED. THE MASTER ROD HAD FAILED IN THE ENGINE, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT.
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: single-engine land; instructor: airplane single-engine
- Flight time: 5,000 hours in all; 2,500 in this make and model; 135 in the last 90 days; 80 in the last 30 days; 4,960 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 2 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: frt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 2,100 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection; 0 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,710 lb
- Seats: 1
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: P&W R-985-AN1 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: 2S8 Wilbur WA
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 080° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 2,500 ft
- Temperature: 61°F (16°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:00 pm from EPH, 44 miles away
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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