# NTSB SEA75DYI16: Midget MM-1, N3070, Creswell, OR, November 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: November 20, 1974
- Place: Creswell, OR · CRESWELL, OR
- Location: 43.9226° N, 123.0140° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Creswell, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9226&lon=-123.0140&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144861
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYI16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYI16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4273  74/11/20   CRESWELL,OREG       MIDGET MM-1         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 0820                    N3070               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CRESWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CRESWELL,OREG               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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3070](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3070-1976-05-18), registration cancelled 1976-05-18, S/N 332, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MIDGET MM-1
- Registry model: [Oldfield MIDGET MUSTANG MM-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/oldfield-midget-mustang-mm-1) (registry code 0562205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Creswell

## 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 19741120037309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741120037309A), Nov 20, 1974: Amtr 0562241, Creswell, OR, 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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