NTSB CAROL · Event
Event NYC68F0095
Registry · N189M
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
MEYERS INDUSTRIES INC 200C
Year of manufacture
1963 · 4 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19631115
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A1632E
Registrant of record
WINDH STEVEN R
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Historical record (pre-1982)
NTSB recorded this accident in the pre-1982 coded-field schema — structured fields rather than free-text narrative. Decoded codes use established NTSB single-letter taxonomies; cause factors remain verbatim pending the Form 6120.4 codebook lookup.
Aircraft
MEYERS 200-C · N189M
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
PORTLAND MUNI
Kind of flying
B0
Weather at impact
Sky
CLEAR
Wind
020° / 5 kt
Aircraft history
Total time
286 hrs
Pilot
Certificate
Flight instructor (CFI)
Total hours
7,992
Age
50
Probable cause (from PRE1982.MDB)
POINT JAMMING RT GEAR.
Investigator remarks
RT LNDG GEAR DOOR BALE FAILED AT FORWARD ATTACH
Cause factors
- 70/A/CB A AIRFRAME NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 70/A/CC A AIRFRAME EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 88/A/47 A MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT Cause — pilot/personnel action
- 68/A/D6 A PERSONNEL INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION Cause — pilot/personnel action
Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table). Each row shows the raw triplet, modifier (Cause / Factor / etc.), category, and specific code.
Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket
3 2549.
Source file
NTSB_1967_3_2549.txt.
Modern CAROL record on
data.ntsb.gov ↗.
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