# NTSB MIA74FLG15: Meyers 200B, N357CE, Savannah, GA, November 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1973
- Place: Savannah, GA · SAVANNAH, GA
- Location: 32.0835° N, 81.0998° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Savannah, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0835&lon=-81.0998&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187797
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLG15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLG15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3994  73/11/14 NR.SAVANNAH,GA        MEYERS 200B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 13600
        TIME - 0810                    N357CE              PX-  0  0  3  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILTON HEAD,SC              YAZOO CITY,MISS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FRACTURE ORIG AT ROOT OF TOP OUTBOARD THREAD.EVIDENCE OF LACK OF COMPLIANCE WITH OVRHL PROCEDURES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N357CE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N357CE), registered now, S/N 271, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS 200B
- Registry model: [Meyers Industries 200B](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200b) (registry code 5650306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19731114038599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731114038599A), Nov 14, 1973: Intrcp 200B, Savannah, GA, Substantial damage. Fracture orig at root of top outboard thread. Evidence of lack of compliance with ovrhl procedures.

## Other investigations on N357CE (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 LAX69F0259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0259), Jan 28, 1969: Meyers 200 (N357CE), Newport Beach, CA, substantial damage

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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