Weatherly 201-C N9095W
28 April 1999 · Two Buttes, Colorado, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 28 April 1999 at about 17:30 local time, a Weatherly 201-C registered N9095W was involved in an accident near Two Buttes, Colorado, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Two Buttes, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates
- 37.5595, -102.3891
- Aircraft
- Weatherly 201-C
- Registration
- N9095W
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DEN99LA068
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing area. Factors associated with the accident were an unknown object in the landing area, a failure of a main landing gear tire, and the pilot's inadvertent ground loop/swerve.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot said that during the landing roll on a dirt county road, the left main tire hit something and 'blew out.' The airplane veered left, encountered a ditch, and rotated perpendicular to the road. The left main landing gear broke off, and the left wing and the bottom of the fuselage were damaged.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Weatherly 201 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Aug 1999 | Weatherly 201B | Oberlin, Kansas, United States | Richard E Shaw | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Aug 1999 | Air Tractor AT-402A | Mead, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1999 | Robinson R22 BETA | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 1999 | Cameron V-77 | Elbert, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 1999 | Beechcraft A60 | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-32-260 | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Dec 1999 | Luscombe 8E | San Luis, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |