# Accident 20020720038059A: Meyers OTW145, Dodge County, WI, July 20, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2002, 13:58 local time
- Place: Dodge County, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5500° N, 88.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5500&lon=-88.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34321, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34321) (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 OTW145
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020720038059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N34321, PILOTED BY DENNIS CALLAWAY, CERTIFICATE #364323379, A 1942, MEYERS OTW, SERIAL #65, POWERED BY A KINNER 160 RADIAL ENGINE WAS IN ROUTE FROM POPLAR GROVE, ILLINOIS (C77) TO OSHKOSH (OSH), WISCONSIN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DODGE COUNTY, TRENTON TWP. ON BUCKHORN ROAD OFF OF HWY C. THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A FUEL PRESSURE REDUCTION FROM 3# TO 0. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT 1700' FEET AGL AT THE TIME. THE PILOT BEGAN TO PUMP THE MANUAL WABLE PUMP. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO PARTIAL POWER MOMENTARY AND THEN QUIT. THE PILOT THEN SELECTED AN EMERGENCY LANDNDING SPOT IN A WINTER WHEAT FIELD WAS SELECTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FROM WEST TO EAST AND IN THE TALL WHEAT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK AND SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. ON INVESTIGATION IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF THE AIRCRAFT HAD ADEQUATE FUEL FOR THE FLIGHT. BY THE TIME THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS RIGHTED NO FUEL COULD BE DETECTED IN THE FUEL STRAINER OR TANKS. FUEL EXHAUSTION IS SUSPECTED.

## 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 CHI02LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA195), Jul 20, 2002: Meyers OTW-145 (N34321), Waupun, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the fuel pump failure. Contributing to the accident was the wheat field.

## Other reports on N34321 (2)

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

- [Incident 20151023018519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151023018519I), Oct 23, 2015: Meyers OTW-145 (N34321), Shiloh, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot was on short final approach to grass strip. The pilot slipped the aircraft to lose altitdude and stated that he experienced a gust of wind or shear that…
- [Incident 20070903830219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070903830219I), Sep 3, 2007: Meyers OTW145 (N34321), Annville, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Engine cylinder flange studs failed during cruise flight. Piston departed aircraft, striking and damaging propeller. Aircraft was landed in open farm…

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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