# Accident 19840827044059A: Meyers OTW160, New Athens, OH, August 27, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: New Athens, OH
- Airport: Harrison Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1971° N, 80.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from the FAA’s distance and direction from , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1971&lon=-80.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26490, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26490) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers OTW-160 (registry code 5650208, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-otw-160) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Kinner R5 series (registry code 37504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS OTW160
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,040 total, 100 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI84LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA365) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044059A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASH OCCURRED WHEN AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED DURING FORCED LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 CHI84LA365](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA365), Aug 27, 1984: Meyers OTW (N26490), New Athens, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N26490 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [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…

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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