# NTSB MIA66D0476: Champion 7FC, N7534E, Millington, TN, March 27, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1966
- Place: Millington, TN · MILLINGTON, TN
- Location: 35.3337° N, 89.8995° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Millington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3337&lon=-89.8995&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 29, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172522
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA66D0476
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0476

## NTSB brief

```
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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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7534E), registered now, S/N 7FC-243, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7FC
- Registry model: [Champion 7FC](https://openairdocs.org/model/champion-7fc) (registry code 21101NX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shelby County

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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