Weatherly 201B N2935W
5 September 1992 · Chana, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 1992 at about 16:30 local time, a Weatherly 201B registered N2935W, operated by Hendrickson Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Chana, Illinois, 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 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chana, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.9893, -89.2000
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 201B
- Registration
- N2935W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hendrickson Flying Service
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Creston → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI92DEE04
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
FRACTURE OF A CONNECTING ROD RESULTING IN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED ENGINE POWER LOSS RETURNING FROM AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. THE FORCED LANDING IN A ROUGH-SURFACED PASTURE RESULTED IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. ENGINE DISASSEMBLY SHOWED THE NUMBER 8 ROD HAD SEPARATED ACROSS THE I-BEAM SECTION AND FLAILED AGAINST ADJACENT PARTS OF THE ENGINE INTERIOR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Weatherly 201 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 1992 | Weatherly 201B | Weatherford, Oklahoma, United States | Ruben J. James | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1992 | Weatherly 201C | Timber Lake, South Dakota, United States | West River Aerial | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1993 | Weatherly 201B | Wilbur, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 May 1991 | Weatherly 201B | Mc Crory, Arkansas, United States | Paul H. Owens | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1990 | Weatherly 201B | Center, Colorado, United States | Alpine AG, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1994 | Weatherly 201C | Sterling, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Sep 1992 | Cessna 177 | Manlius, Illinois, United States | Grand Lake Air Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
| 20 Sep 1992 | Cessna 152 | Ottawa, Illinois, United States | Legends, R.e. & J.k. Brown | Fatal | 1 |
| 23 Sep 1992 | Beechcraft B55 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | J. F. Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 13 Nov 1992 | Cessna 150L | Elwood, Illinois, United States | Thomas F and Robert H Bentley | Fatal | 2 |
| 3 Mar 1992 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | United Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1992 | Douglas DC-8-61 | Morton Grove, Illinois, United States | Airborne Express Inc. | No injuries | - |