# NTSB MIA69A0040: Meyers 200, N459C, Fairyland, GA, January 18, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 18, 1969
- Place: Fairyland, GA · FAIRYLAND, GA
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191264
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2611  69/1/18    FAIRYLAND,GA        MEYERS 200          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1800
        TIME - 1149                    N459C               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1200 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          HUNTSVILLE,ALA              WINSTON-SALEM,NC             FRANKLIN,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
           WEATHER - RAIN
           WEATHER - FOG
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY WEATHER BUREAU PERSONEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  1300
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          2 MILES OR LESS                                          RAIN
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
          FOG                                                      310
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           3                                                       IFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- MTN ENVELOPED IN CLDS.ACFT OBSVD IN DSNDG ATTITUDE APRX 30DEG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N459C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N459C-1970-12-29), registration cancelled 1970-12-29, S/N 251, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS 200
- Registry model: [Meyers Industries 200](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200) (registry code 5650302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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