N1261W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Weatherly 201B built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 27, 2006. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Weatherly 201B cancelled March 27, 2006
- Serial number
- 615
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 24, 1996
- Last FAA action
- July 19, 2005
- Last owner
- Younglove Lyle G (Individual)
Mendota, IL - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Agriculture and pest control
NTSB accident and incident record under N1261W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Weatherly 201B · serial 615
the pilot's preflight planning was inadequate which resulted in taking off in the wrong direction on the runway. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind condition and the crop that the airplane contacted.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site