# Accident 19780902033801A: Slinds 100A, Louisville, KY, September 2, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1978
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BOWMAN FLD (LOU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4006X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4006X-2012-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 100-180 (registry code 0140208, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-100-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINDS 100A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 109 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902033801A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

N4006X OBSERVED TRAVELING OPPOSITE TRAFFIC PATTERN THEN ENTERING CTLY ABOVE AN ACFT ON DOWNWD.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N18123, Cessna A150K: [Accident 19780902033802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780902033802A)

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD78FA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA105), Sep 2, 1978: Aero Comdr 100 (N4006X), Louisville, KY, minor damage, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N4006X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19831015054559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831015054559A), Oct 15, 1983: Slinds 100180 (N4006X), Bardstown, KY, Substantial damage. Engine quit shortly after takeoff. Stall landed in muddy field. Nosed over. Water entered fuel from vented fuel cap

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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