# Accident 20130611019609A: Cessna 172M, Louisville, KY, June 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2325° N, 85.6694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2325&lon=-85.6694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118JD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118JD-2018-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 4
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130611019609A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA13LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA279), Jun 12, 2013: Cessna 172M (N118JD), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to set the correct flap position before takeoff and his inadequate preflight planning, which resulted in the operation of the airplane over the maximum allowable gross weight,…

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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