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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Louisville, KY · June 11, 2013

Date
June 11, 2013 · 10:30 local
Place
Louisville, KY
Airport
Bowman
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N118JD
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA13LA279
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
4
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
58 total58 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft was doing touch and goes at night on runway 33, at Louisville Bowman field. Aircraft lost control on fourth take off and crashed into golf course. Four persons on board, four serious injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT WAS DOING TOUCH AND GOES AT NIGHT ON RUNWAY 33, AT LOUISVILLE BOWMAN FIELD. AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL ON FOURTH TAKE OFF AND CRASHED INTO GOLF COURSE. FOUR PERSONS ON BOARD, FOUR SERIOUS INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.