# NTSB NYC72FHD24: Champion 7FC, N9974Y, Moorestown, NJ, December 23, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1971
- Place: Moorestown, NJ · MOORESTOWN, NJ
- Location: 39.9671° N, 74.9427° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moorestown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9671&lon=-74.9427&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164912
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72FHD24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72FHD24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4208  71/12/23   MOORESTOWN,NJ       CHAMPION 7FC        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 174
        TIME - 1610                    N9974Y              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOORESTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHILADELPHIA,PA             PEMBERTON,NJ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NS GR HIT SHARP RISE IN RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9974Y](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9974Y), registered now, S/N 7FC-461 (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: Moorestown

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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