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.
Other Meyers MAC-145 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Aug 2006 | Meyers MAC-145 | Manistique, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1991 | Meyers MAC-145 | Elyria, Ohio, United States | The Estabrook Corp | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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