# Accident 20081218852649A: Beech 36BEECH, Louisville, KY, December 18, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 2008, 03:55 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QZOA
- Location: 38.2886° N, 85.5611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2886&lon=-85.5611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7472N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7472N-2009-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 36 (registry code 1151602, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-520 series (registry code 17032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 36BEECH
- Reported engine: CONT IO520BA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,672 total, 40 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081218852649A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RETURNING FROM MDW WAS CLEARED RNAV GPS 24 APPROACH TO LOU. PILOT  DECLARED EMERGENCY AND STATED THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM AS HIS ENGINE. THE  PILOT SET UP FOR A LANDING ON THE 14TH FAIRWAY AT INDIAN SPRINGS GOLF  COURSE. DURING FINAL APPROACH PHASE THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING STRUCK A  SMALL CLUSTER OF 35-45' TREES SEPARATING THE WING FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE  AIRCRAFT LANDED UPSIDE DOWN SKIDDING TO A REST A SHORT DISTANCE FROM  INITIAL IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE, THE ONE PERSON ONBOARD  (THE PILOT) WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 ERA09FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA093), Dec 18, 2008: Beech 36 (N7472N), Louisville, KY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s continued operation of the aircraft with known deficiencies. Contributing to this accident was the improper sealing of the engine case during overhaul.

## Other reports on N7472N (1)

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

- [Incident 19820304009629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820304009629I), Mar 4, 1982: Beech 36BEECH (N7472N), American Fork, UT, Minor damage. Za pilot ran into poor weather ahead and behind. Landed in open field, softened by recent precipitation.

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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