# NTSB CHI74FET19: Meyers 200D, N239M, Hammond, IN, May 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 28, 1974
- Place: Hammond, IN · HAMMOND, IN
- Location: 41.6198° N, 87.4947° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hammond, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6198&lon=-87.4947&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130252
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FET19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FET19

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N239M), registered now, S/N 294, built 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS 200D
- Registry model: [Meyers Industries 200D](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200d) (registry code 5650310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Chicago-Hammond

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740528020319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740528020319A), May 28, 1974: Intrcp 200D, Hammond, IN, Substantial damage. Hose to valve atchmt hose asbly part nr 6291925493200 was loose and backed off. Lndd on slag pile.

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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