Meyers OTW accident near Haskell, Texas, June 8, 2009
On June 8, 2009 at about 11:55 pm local time, a Meyers OTW, registered N34335, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (landing roll) near Haskell, Texas (Haskell Municipal Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in a crosswind.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 8, 2009 · about 11:55 pm local time · cases in 2009
- Place
- Haskell, Texas · Haskell Municipal Airport · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Meyers OTW 145 · all OTWs on the register
- Registration
- N34335 · registry record · serial 80
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was flying a visual approach and landing when he felt a burst of wind, which pushed the tail to the left. The pilot compensated with left brake and left rudder, but did not prevent the airplane from exiting the runway. The pilot applied both brakes to slow the airplane and the airplane pulled to the right into a ditch, damaging the airplane frame near the firewall.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Other weather encounter during landing (landing roll)
- Loss of control on ground during landing (landing roll) defining event
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Wind › Variable wind › Response/compensation
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 800 hours in all; 60 in this make and model; 31 in the last 90 days; 23 in the last 30 days; 750 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: January 12, 2008
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: rear
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Last inspection: annual inspection, May 20, 2009
- Maximum gross weight: 1,910 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Warner 165D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: DUC Duncan OK at 4:55 pm
- Destination: BPG Big Springs TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 18, 3,420 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Wind: at 4 knots, gusting 16
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: vv; clear
- Temperature: 90°F (32°C), dew point 64°F (18°C)
- Altimeter: 29.86 inHg
- Observation at 6:52 pm from ABI, 47 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on July 22, 2009. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Record of Conversation - Pilot | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N34335 on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Meyers OTW 23 registered today · the model family and its accident history
- Meyers 68 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Warner 165D 1 aircraft carry this series today · as the NTSB recorded it
- Haskell Municipal · nearest airport
- Halliburton Field · departed from
- Big Spring/Mc Mahon-Wrinkle Airport · bound for
- Accidents and incidents in Texas 6,244 since 1982 · 1,061 in the last ten years
- Texas 29,985 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CEN09CA346.json.
The bigger picture in Aviation Analytics: accidents over time since 1982, by model, by phase of flight and conditions, by place and on the map.
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