# NTSB OAK70F0098: Myers 200A, N489C, Vacaville, CA, August 2, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1969
- Place: Vacaville, CA · VACAVILLE, CA
- Location: 38.3586° N, 121.9686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vacaville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3586&lon=-121.9686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70F0098
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70F0098

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2518   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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N489C-2024-05-25), registration cancelled 2024-05-25, S/N 254, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MYERS 200A
- Registry model: [Meyers Industries 200A](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-industries-200a) (registry code 5650304) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental I0-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-i0-470-series) (registry code 17027, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N489C (2)

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 CEN22LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA252), Jun 16, 2022: Meyers Industries 200A (N489C), Weslaco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB ERA21LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA235), May 26, 2021: Meyers Industries 200A (N489C), Marathon, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right main landing gear to fully extend during landing as a result of the underinflated right main landing gear oleo strut.

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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