# NTSB LAX66F0160: Meyers 200A, N484C, Hawthorne, CA, October 23, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 23, 1965
- Place: Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
- Location: 33.9148° N, 118.3481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hawthorne, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9148&lon=-118.3481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 9, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175491
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0160
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0160

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3840  65/10/23   HAWTHORNE CALIF     MEYERS 200A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 35, 500
        TIME - 1220                    N484C               PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- LEFT GEAR LOWER TORQUE LINK AND DOWN LOCK LINK FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N484C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N484C-1996-07-05), registration cancelled 1996-07-05, S/N 252 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS 200A
- Registry model: [Meyers Industries 200A](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200a) (registry code 5650304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Hawthorne

## Other investigations on N484C (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 FTW96LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA079), Dec 27, 1995: Meyers MY-200A (N484C), Madill, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: the deterioration of the fuel supply line resulting in line blockage, fuel starvation, and subsequent loss of engine power. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced 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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