# N26490: 1941 Meyers OTW-160 - Status: Valid registration - Airframe: [Meyers OTW-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-otw-160) (registry code 5650208, 2 seats) - Engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504) - Data sheets: [TCDS A-736](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-736) (Meyers Industries Incorporated) (OpenAirDocs) - Serial number: 43 - Year built: 1941 - Type: Fixed wing single engine - Engine type: Reciprocating - Airworthiness: Standard - Airworthiness date: August 21, 1957 - Certificate issued: September 9, 2022 - Expires: September 30, 2029 - Mode S code: A29185 - Registered owner: [Gutherie Deborah B Personal Representative](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUTHERIE%20DEBORAH%20B%20PERSONAL%20REPRESENTATIVE) - Location: [Worton, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Worton) - Owner type: Individual - Owner's area on the map: 39.3183° N, 76.1131° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21678, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based - FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26490 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26490 From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Kinner R5 model are included. ## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force ### Matched by airframe (Meyers OTW-160) None in force. ### Matched by engine (Kinner R5 series) None in force. ## Information bulletins (advisory) None matched. ## NTSB investigations (2) From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [NTSB ERA12LA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA518), Aug 16, 2012: Meyers OTW-160 (N26490), Worton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB CHI84LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA365), Aug 27, 1984: Meyers OTW (N26490), New Athens, OH, substantial damage ## FAA accident and incident reports (2) From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. - [Accident 20120816017279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120816017279A), Aug 16, 2012: Meyers OTW-160 (N26490), Whorton, MD, Substantial damage. Instructor was teaching landings, after touch down the right shock strut tube broke. This caused the right gear to collapse. The right wing tip struck the… - [Accident 19840827044059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044059A), Aug 27, 1984: Meyers OTW160 (N26490), New Athens, OH, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when aircraft flipped inverted during forced landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion. ## Service difficulty reports None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. ## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs) (10) Approved for this aircraft's airframe or engine model, in force first, then newest. The registry doesn't record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do. ### Approved for the airframe (Meyers OTW-160) - [STC SA04652CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04652CH): To allow use of 100R grade aviation fuel meeting Swift Fuel, LLC specification. Swift Fuels LLC - [STC SA7965SW](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA7965SW): Application of fabric and polyurethane finishing system. Shady Aviation LLC - [STC SA01967WI](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01967WI): Use of GAMI G100UL High Octane Unleaded Avgas. General Aviation Modifications Inc - [STC SA04776NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA04776NY): The HIPEC Covering and Finishing System must be performed and maintained. HIPEC Aircraft Coatings Inc - [STC SA01406NY](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01406NY): Installation of Airwolf remote mounted engine oil filter kit AFC-K017 on single and multi-engine fixed light aircraft and rotary wing. Airwolf Filter Corporation - [STC SA01734SE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA01734SE): Application of Stewart Systems synthetic fabric covering system to aircraft fuselage, wings, tail surfaces, control surfaces and related parts. Andrew D. Humphrey - [STC SA00478CH](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA00478CH): Installation of Cooper Superflite 102 Fabric. Aviation Products Systems Inc - [STC SA1008WE](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1008WE): Installation of Poly-Fiber covering material. Poly-Fiber Inc - [STC SA1477GL](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA1477GL): Surrendered and incorporated into STC SA00478CH. Cooper Aviation Supply Company, Inc - [STC SA4-1210](https://openairdocs.org/stc/SA4-1210): Installation of Eonnex cover on aircraft surfaces. Ceconite, Inc ## Related - Other Meyers OTW-160 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-otw-160/aircraft.md - The Kinner R5 series engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series.md --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.