# Accident 19951230042739A: Piper PA28R180, Louisville, KY, December 30, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1995, 03:29 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2200° N, 85.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2200&lon=-85.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7676J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7676J-2004-02-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28R-180 (registry code 7102809, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28r-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28R180
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO96FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951230042739A

## Narrative

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

SAW ONLY BLUE LIGHTS FOR NIGHT LANDING. WENT AROUND NEAR STALL. PUSHED NOSE DOWN. HIT POLE AND CABLE. DISORIENTED.

## 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 BFO96FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO96FA034), Dec 30, 1995: Piper PA-28R-180 (N7676J), Louisville, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed, while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, loss of altitude, and subsequent collision with obstructions (utility…

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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