# NTSB CHI84LA365: Meyers OTW, N26490, New Athens, OH, August 27, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 27, 1984, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: New Athens, OH
- Location: 40.1971° N, 80.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs from NTSB’s distance and direction from HARRISON COUNTY (8G6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1971&lon=-80.9953&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 12754
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI84LA365
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/12754/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84LA365

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, cruise - normal
  - fluid,fuel - exhaustion (contributing factor)
  - aircraft preflight - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - fuel supply - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - refueling - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- Nose over, landing
  - terrain condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - high obstruction(s) (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26490), registered now, S/N 43, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Meyers Aircraft Co. OTW
- Registry model: [Meyers OTW-160](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-otw-160) (registry code 5650208) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner R5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-r5-series) (registry code 37504, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 43
- Airframe hours: 920
- Engines: 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.

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19840827044059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840827044059A), Aug 27, 1984: Meyers OTW160, New Athens, OH, Substantial damage. Crash occurred when aircraft flipped inverted during forced landing after engine quit from fuel exhaustion.

## Other investigations on N26490 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ERA12LA518](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA518), Aug 16, 2012: Meyers OTW-160 (N26490), Worton, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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