- Date
- May 28, 1974
- Place
- Hammond, IN · HAMMOND, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N239MMeyers 200D
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740528020319A
- Case key
- 130252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2197 74/5/28 HAMMOND,IND MEYERS 200D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1104 TIME - 1615 N239M PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 867 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGO-HAMMOND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHICAGO,ILL FORT DODGE,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- HOSE TO VALVE ATCHMT HOSE ASBLY PART NR 6291925493200 WAS LOOSE AND BACKED OFF.LNDD ON SLAG PILE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N239M
- Reported as
- Meyers 200D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chicago-Hammond
N239MRegistered now · Meyers Industries 200DAirframe modelMeyers Industries 200DEngine modelContinental IO-520 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.