# NTSB MIA75KKJ22: Callair A-4, N6147C, Bessemer, AL, September 14, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 14, 1974
- Place: Bessemer, AL · BESSEMER, AL
- Location: 33.4018° N, 86.9544° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bessemer, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4018&lon=-86.9544&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138832
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA75KKJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75KKJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3281  74/9/14    BESSEMER,ALA        CALLAIR A-4         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 259
        TIME - 1700                    N6147C              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BESSEMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JASPER,ALA                  BESSEMER,ALA
        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
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PLT HAD NOT FLOWN THIS TYPE ACFT PRIOR THIS FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6147C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6147C-2015-05-20), registration cancelled 2015-05-20, S/N 160, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CALLAIR A-4
- Registry model: [Callair A-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-4) (registry code 1850108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bessemer

## 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 19740914035839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740914035839A), Sep 14, 1974: Airpts A4, Bessemer, AL, Substantial damage. Plt had not flown this type acft prior this flt.

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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