# NTSB MIA73FKG62: Cessna 150J, N60728, Hampton, GA, February 20, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 20, 1973
- Place: Hampton, GA · HAMPTON, GA
- Location: 33.3792° N, 84.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hampton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3792&lon=-84.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112088
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73FKG62
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73FKG62

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0479  73/2/20    HAMPTON,GA          CESSNA 150J         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 12 TOTAL
        TIME - 0945                    N60728              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEAR CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAMPTON,GA                  LOCAL
        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
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT BOUNCED T/D IN FLAT ATTITUDE NOSE GR STRUT BENT AFT,RUPTURED FUEL STRAINER BOWL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N60728](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N60728-1973-07-24), registration cancelled 1973-07-24, S/N 150-70529 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bear Creek

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730220004259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730220004259A), Feb 20, 1973: Cessna A150K, Hampton, GA, Destroyed. Acft bounced t/d in flat attitude nose gr strut bent aft,ruptured fuel strainer bowl.

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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