Weatherly 201B N1261W

Summary

On 16 July 2000 at about 14:30 local time, a Weatherly 201B registered N1261W, operated by DON Younglove, was involved in an accident near Streator, 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.

Date

16 July 2000 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Streator, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Rothrock (54IL)

Coordinates

41.1195, -88.8304

Aircraft

Weatherly 201B

Registration

N1261W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

DON Younglove

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA203

Nobody was injured.

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane overran the runway during takeoff. The pilot reported he was not aware that the wind had shifted prior to takeoff and did not recognize it until it was too late. The takeoff was being made on runway 09 (2,400 feet by 60 feet, paved). The pilot reported the winds had shifted from the east to west to south. Winds reported at Bloomington, Illinois, 45 miles south of the accident site, 15 minutes after the accident, were from 270 degrees at 9 knots. The airplane traveled approximately 300 feet off the departure end of the runway and came to rest in a cornfield.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.