- Date
- March 30, 1965
- Place
- Kokomo, IN · KOKOMO, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N495CMeyers 200A
- Status
- Completed · report June 14, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 178785
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0865 65/3/30 KOKOMO IND MEYERS 200A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 1987 TIME - 1415 N495C PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 991 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RUZICKA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N495C
- Reported as
- Meyers 200A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ruzicka
N495CRegistered now · Meyers Industries 200AAirframe modelMeyers Industries 200AEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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Other investigations on N495C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CHI01LA112Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTecumseh, MIThe 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 the emergency landing after takeoff, and the trees.NTSB FTW80DRA14Accident · No injuriesClosedLa Porte, TX