- Date
- August 27, 1984, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- New Athens, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N26490Meyers OTW
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840827044059A
- Case key
- 12754
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The acft nosed over in an open field during a forced landing after the engine quit. 2 witnesses, one an A&P mechanic, reported that there was no evidence of fuel on board the acft after the accident. The plt stated to the highway patrol trooper at the scene that he checked the fuel gages before takeoff and they indicated 1/4 of a tank which should have been about 6 gallons of fuel.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26490
- Reported as
- Meyers OTW
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 43
- Airframe hours
- 920
- Engine
- Kinner R-56, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Tommy W. Witchey
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 17, 1984 · 7 hours before
- Departed
- 03G · Somerton, OH
- Destination
- 8G6 · Cadiz, OH
- Airport
- 8G6 · Harrison Co.
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 3,040 total · 100 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- HLG, 18 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N26490 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.