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Meyers MAC 145 N34374

29 May 2014 · La Cholla, Arizona, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 29 May 2014 at about 22:00 local time, a Meyers MAC 145 registered N34374 was involved in an accident near La Cholla, Arizona, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
La Cholla, Arizona, United States
Nearest airport
LaCholla Airpark (57AZ)
Coordinates
32.4603, -110.9708
Aircraft
Meyers MAC 145
Registration
N34374
Category
Airplane
Year built
1953
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Benson → La Cholla
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
WPR14CA224

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The pilot's overcorrection to a wind gust, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway veeroff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The tailwheel equipped airplane received substantial damage to both wings, when the airplane veered off the runway and struck a cacti after the pilot overcorrected to compensate for a wind gust during the landing rollout. The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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23 Jul 1991 Meyers MAC-145
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