# NTSB LAX72FUJ66: Meyers OTW145, N34321, Wenden, AZ, January 15, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 15, 1972
- Place: Wenden, AZ · WENDEN, AZ
- Location: 33.8325° N, 113.5432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wenden, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8325&lon=-113.5432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165065
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX72FUJ66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72FUJ66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0552  72/1/15    WENDEN,ARIZ         MEYERS OTW145       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 35,
        TIME - 1530                    N34321              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  112 TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WENDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BUCKEYE,ARIZ                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PLT WAS LDG TO REFUEL. FORCE LND ACROSS ROWS IN PLOWED FLD. PLT WAS NON-CURRENT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34321](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34321), registered now, S/N 65 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS OTW145
- 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
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wenden

## Other investigations on N34321 (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 CHI02LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA195), Jul 20, 2002: Meyers OTW-145 (N34321), Waupun, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the fuel pump failure. Contributing to the accident was the wheat field.

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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