CHI70AC081

NTSB accident investigation · Meyers 200-C · Hart, MI · May 21, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 21, 1970
Place
Hart, MI · HART, MI
Injuries
4 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N193MMeyers 200-C
Status
Completed · report August 24, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
126051

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0751  70/5/21    HART,MICH           MEYERS 200-C        CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0930                    N193M               PX-  3  0  0  BUSINESS                  AGE 54, 7500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            1600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OCEANA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CADILLAC,MICH               HART,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL SELECTOR POSITIONED BETWEEN TANKS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT

Aircraft

Registration
N193M
Reported as
Meyers 200-C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Oceana County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.