MIA66D0476

NTSB accident investigation · Champion 7FC · Millington, TN · March 27, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
March 27, 1966
Place
Millington, TN · MILLINGTON, TN
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7534EChampion 7FC
Status
Completed · report April 29, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
172522

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0600  66/3/27    MILLINGTON TENN     CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 41, 42 TOTAL
        TIME - 1310                    N7534E              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHELBY COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF

Aircraft

Registration
N7534E
Reported as
Champion 7FC
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Shelby County

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.