# NTSB MIA72FLG28: Champion 7GCAA, N2760G, Edgefield, SC, March 3, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1972
- Place: Edgefield, SC · EDGEFIELD, SC
- Location: 33.7853° N, 81.9286° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgefield, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7853&lon=-81.9286&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165757
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FLG28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FLG28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0662   72/3/3    EDGEFIELD,SC        CHAMPION 7GCAA      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 500
        TIME - 1500                    N2760G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 249 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIMS STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EDGEFIELD,SC                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED 2-3 TIMES,L GR FAILED AT ATTACH BOLT. PLTS OWN STRIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2760G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CHAMPION 7GCAA
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mims Strip

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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