# Accident 20010402011839A: Propjt 200A, Tecumseh, MI, April 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2001, 08:00 local time
- Place: Tecumseh, MI
- Airport: Al Meyers Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0005° N, 83.9394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0005&lon=-83.9394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N495C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N495C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Meyers Industries 200A (registry code 5650304, https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental I0-470 series (registry code 17027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PROPJT 200A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010402011839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD TAKEN OFF FROM TECUMSEH AIRPORT (3TE) ON RUNWAY 36, AFTER CLEARING RUNWAY AND RETRACTING GEAR. THE ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT STALLED AND LANDED ABOUT 1/4 MILE PAST THE END OF AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OM SOME TREES WITH IT'S NOSE UP AND IT TAIL RESTING IN A CREEK.  THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE THAT WAS LIMITED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE AND COWLING AND WAS EXTINGUISHED BT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.  THERE WAS ONLY ONE PERSON ON BOARD AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.                                     (.19)ON APRIL 2, 2001, ABOUT 0840 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A MEYERS 200A, N495C, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TREES AND TERRAIN DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING AN IN-FLIGHT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER ON INITIAL CLIMB OUT FROM MEYERS-DIVER'S AIRPORT, NEAR TECUMSEH, MICHIGAN. A POST IMPACT FIRE OCCURRED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CHI01LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA112), Apr 2, 2001: Meyers 200A (N495C), Tecumseh, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The fuel starvation. Factors were the loose line at the distribution valve, the inadequate annual inspection the owner/pilot mechanic performed, the unsuitable terrain the pilot encountered during…

## Other reports on N495C (1)

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

- [Accident 19791220033249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791220033249A), Dec 20, 1979: Propjt 200A (N495C), Laporte, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Landed wheels up in open field. Found fuel selector on empty tank.

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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