- Date
- August 2, 1969
- Place
- Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N489CMyers 200A
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164486
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2518 69/8/2 VACAVILLE,CALIF MYERS 200A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 557 TIME - 1210 N489C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 184 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STOCKTON,CAL VACAVILLE,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PROP CAME OFF.231 HRS SINCE OVRHAUL.4 PROP HUB BOLTS EVIDENCED PRIOR DMG.9 HRS SINCE ACFT ANNUAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N489C
- Reported as
- Myers 200A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N489CRegistration cancelled May 25, 2024 · Meyers Industries 200AAirframe modelMeyers Industries 200AEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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Other investigations on N489C · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN22LA252Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWeslaco, TXA total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.NTSB ERA21LA235Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMarathon, FLThe failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend during landing as a result of the underinflated right main landing gear oleo strut.