# NTSB UNK64X1567: Meyers MAC145, N34364, Chicago, IL, May 2, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 2, 1964
- Place: Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
- Location: 41.8500° N, 87.6501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chicago, IL, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8500&lon=-87.6501&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 17, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184470
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1567
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1567

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1127   64/5/2    CHICAGO ILL         MEYERS MAC145       CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 275
        TIME - 1730                    N34364              PX-  0  0  1  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - O HARE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- RIGT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ACTUATING ROD FAILED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N34364](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N34364), registered now, S/N 207, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MEYERS MAC145
- Registry model: [Meyers MAC-145](https://openairdocs.org/model/meyers-mac-145) (registry code 5650104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: O Hare

## Other investigations on N34364 (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 CHI66D0062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66D0062), Mar 14, 1965: Meyers MAC145 (N34364), Chicago, IL, 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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