# Incident 19870828055439I: Cessna 414, Louisville, KY, August 28, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1987, 17:01 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N4225C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4225C-1999-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 414 (registry code 2075908, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 414
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,999 total, 1,177 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870828055439I

## Narrative

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

VIBRATION WITH SMOKE FROM ENGINE ON FINAL. PILOT DID NOT SHUT ENGINE DOWN. LANDED SHORT IN A YAW, GEAR COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N4225C (3)

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

- [Accident 19790128001749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790128001749A), Jan 28, 1979: Cessna 414 (N4225C), Akron, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on side of runway during landing approach. Defective ice boots known prior to flight. Icing presen
- [Incident 19780306011769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780306011769I), Mar 6, 1978: Cessna 414 (N4225C), Aspen, CO, Minor damage. Pilot attempted takeoff with snow and ice on the airplane, lifted off, retracted the gear, then settled back.
- [Accident 19750920032239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750920032239A), Sep 20, 1975: Cessna 414 (N4225C), Chicago, IL, Substantial damage. Blown tire. L prop & wing dmgd.

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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