# NTSB CHI72AC044: Aero Comdr 200-D, N2913T, Louisville, KY, November 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 11, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 21, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164015
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72AC044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC044

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4448  71/11/11   LOUISVILLE,KY       AERO COMDR 200-D    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1750                    N2913T              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            54, 14550 TOTAL HOURS, 11
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FLD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PADUCAH,KY                  LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- R AUX TNK EMPTY,45 GAL LEFT IN 3 OTHER TNKS.LNDD IN PASTURE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2913T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2913T), registered now, S/N 319, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 200-D
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 200D](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-200d) (registry code 0140312) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental IO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-520-series) (registry code 17032, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowman Fld

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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