# NTSB SEA70AS047: Meyers OTW, N34324, Scappoose, OR, June 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 14, 1970
- Place: Scappoose, OR · SCAPPOOSE, OR
- Location: 45.7581° N, 122.8731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scappoose, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7581&lon=-122.8731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 3 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA70AS047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70AS047

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1067  70/6/14    SCAPPOOSE,OREG      AERONCA L-3C        CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 590
        TIME - 1410                    N49146              PX-  0  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  2  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCAPPOOSE,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- PLT OF MYERS BELIEVED DISTRACTED BY FLEET ON HIS L. AERONCA STRUCK MEYERS FROM R.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1067  70/6/14    SCAPPOOSE,OREG      MEYERS OTW          CR-  1  0  0  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 276
        TIME - 1410                    N34324              PX-  1  0  0  AIR SHOW/RACING           TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBIA COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCAPPOOSE,OREG              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - RADAR SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO
          ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT OPERATING
        REMARKS- 3 ACFT ON DOWNWIND.FLEET ON L,PHOTO ACFT.MEYERS IN CENTR,AERONCA TO R.UNCONTROLLED APT.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N34324](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34324), registered now, S/N 69, built 1942 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS OTW
- 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Columbia County

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: N49146 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERONCA L-3C
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Columbia County

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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