- Date
- April 26, 1974
- Place
- Lansing, MI · LANSING, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7539EChampion 7FC
- Status
- Completed · report May 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740426010529A
- Case key
- 186338
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0848 74/4/26 LANSING,MICH CHAMPION 7FC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 42 TOTAL TIME - 1345 N7539E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST LANSING,MICH LANSING,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- T/D SHORT OF RWY,LATE FLARE,GR COLLAPSED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7539E
- Reported as
- Champion 7FC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Capitol City
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.