Weatherly 201B N2936W

Summary

On 1 August 2008 at about 19:00 local time, a Weatherly 201B registered N2936W, operated by Robert Hovden, was involved in an accident near Creston, 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

1 August 2008 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Creston, Illinois, United States

Coordinates

41.9453, -88.9239

Aircraft

Weatherly 201B

Registration

N2936W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Robert Hovden

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

CHI08CA231

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's selection of the unsuitable terrain next to the runway to avoid the landing traffic. Contributing to the accident was the hill in the middle of the runway that blocked the pilot's view of the other traffic and the high vegetation near the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he departed on an aerial application flight from the south end of a runway that had a hill about midway which blocked the view of the north end of the runway. He cleared for traffic and started his takeoff roll. Approaching the crest of the runway he saw an airplane landing in front of him. He steered his airplane into corn near the runway to avoid the collision.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.