# NTSB CHI69F0058: Meyers 200C, N197M, Columbus, OH, March 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 22, 1969
- Place: Columbus, OH · COLUMBUS, OH
- Location: 39.9612° N, 82.9988° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Columbus, OH, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9612&lon=-82.9988&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 201664
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69F0058
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69F0058-201664

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0547  69/3/22    COLUMBUS,OHIO       MEYERS 200C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1833
        TIME - 2007                    N197M               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 171 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORT COLUMBUS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N197M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N197M), registered now, S/N 286 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS 200C
- Registry model: [Meyers Industries 200C](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200c) (registry code 5650308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Port Columbus

## Other investigations on N197M (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 DEN76DQA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76DQA51), Jun 24, 1976: Meyers 200 (N197M), Tucumcari, NM, substantial damage

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.

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