Weatherly 201B N197SK
8 August 1999 · Oberlin, Kansas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 August 1999 at about 12:45 local time, a Weatherly 201B registered N197SK, operated by Richard E Shaw, was involved in an accident near Oberlin, Kansas, 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 12:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Oberlin, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates
- 39.8204, -100.5295
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 201B
- Registration
- N197SK
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard E Shaw
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99LA297
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Engine failure due to an undertorqued carburetor fulcrum screw. Contributing factors were the muddy terrain and the low altitude of the aerial operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane impacted a muddy field following a loss of engine power during an aerial application. The Bendix NA-R9B carburetor fulcrum screw and the carburetor float pivot pin exhibited chatter marks. The fulcrum screw was removed after turning it 1/2 of a turn. The fulcrum screw safety wire was broken. The NA-R9B float carburetor technical overhaul manual states that the fulcrum screw is to be torqued to a value of 100-120 in-lbs.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Weatherly 201 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Apr 1999 | Weatherly 201-C | Two Buttes, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jul 2000 | Weatherly 201B | Streator, Illinois, United States | DON Younglove | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2000 | Weatherly 201C | Ionia, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Apr 2000 | Weatherly 201B | Rocky Ford, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 2000 | Weatherly 201C | Tolna, North Dakota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jul 1997 | Weatherly 201C | Stephen, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 1999 | Cessna A188B | Lincoln, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 1999 | Cessna A188B | Atwood, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 31 May 1999 | Hornbeck GLASSAIR | Johnson City, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Jun 1999 | Grumman American G-164B | Goodland, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 1999 | Cessna 182J | Satanta, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Sep 1999 | Piper PA-28-180 | Fort Scott, Kansas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |