# NTSB CHI71FLQ26: Beech T-34A, N94595, Louisville, KY, June 5, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1971
- Place: Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Location: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2542&lon=-85.7594&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 26, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133570
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71FLQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71FLQ26

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1789   71/6/5    LOUISVILLE,KY       BEECH T-34A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1605                    N94595              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 1256 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            246 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N94595](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N94595-2013-03-20), registration cancelled 2013-03-20, S/N G-153, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH T-34A
- Registry model: [Beech A45](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-a45) (registry code 1152006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowman Field

## Other investigations on N94595 (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 MIA67D0316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67D0316), Nov 19, 1966: Beech T-34A (N94595), Spartanburg, SC, substantial damage

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.

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