# NTSB MIA71FKG58: Piper PA-24, N7072P, Garden City, GA, January 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 23, 1971
- Place: Garden City, GA · GARDEN CITY, GA
- Location: 32.0872° N, 81.1766° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garden City, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0872&lon=-81.1766&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 6, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 159835
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG58
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG58

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0639  71/1/23    GARDEN CITY,GA      PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1240                    N7072P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 23, 2594 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            67 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SAVANNAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HILTON HEAD,SC              SAVANNAH,GA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ABORTED AFT HARD LDG AT HILTON HEAD,SC.UN GET SAFE GR INDCN,CONTD TO DESTN,GR COLLAPSED ON LDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7072P](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7072P), registered now, S/N 24-2224, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24) (registry code 7102402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Savannah

## Other investigations on N7072P (2)

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 LAX66F0066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0066-175994), Sep 1, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N7072P), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X0770](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0770), Mar 1, 1964: Piper PA24 (N7072P), Las Vegas, NV, 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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