# NTSB CHI72FLQ05: Graham SM51, N2793, Bardstown, KY, September 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1971
- Place: Bardstown, KY · BARDSTOWN, KY
- Location: 37.8177° N, 85.4553° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bardstown, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8177&lon=-85.4553&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 9, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163791
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FLQ05
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FLQ05

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3684  71/9/12    BARDSTOWN,KY        GRAHAM SM51         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 137
        TIME - 1500                    N2793               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAMUELS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARDSTOWN,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2793](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2793), registered now, S/N EFF-1, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GRAHAM SM51
- Registry model: [Christian A EFF GRAHAM SUPER MIDGET](https://openairdocs.org/model/christian-a-eff-graham-super-midget) (registry code 16901BC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Samuels Field

## Other investigations on N2793 (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 CHI73DEA33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEA33), May 5, 1973: EFF Graham Midget (N2793), Seymour, IN, 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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