# NTSB CHI80FEI27: Meyers 145, N34376, Stow, OH, June 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 21, 1980
- Place: Stow, OH · STOW, OH
- Location: 41.1763° N, 81.4365° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Stow, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1763&lon=-81.4365&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130794
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1127  80/6/21    STOW,OH             MEYERS 145          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 639
        TIME - 1115                    N34376              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANTON,OH                   STOW,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: LANDING GEAR WARNING AND INDICATING COMPONENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- UP-LOCK BENT,L GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND.GEAR WARNING HORN INOP.UNICOM NOT SET ON KENT FREQ.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34376](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34376), registered now, S/N 219 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS 145
- Registry model: [Meyers MAC-145](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-mac-145) (registry code 5650104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kent State

## 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 19800621021769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621021769A), Jun 21, 1980: Meyers MAC145, Stow, OH, Substantial damage. Left landing gear did not extend prior to landing. Pilot made landing with one gear retracted.

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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