- Date
- August 13, 1972
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168206
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3611 72/8/13 LOUISVILLE,KY CESSNA 150J CR- 1 0 0 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 51, 18 TOTAL TIME - 1427 N51070 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 2 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADQT LATERAL SEPARATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - BY LOCAL CONTROL CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- HI-WING.OBSRVD BEHIND,BLO,CONVERGING TWD N23168.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3611 72/8/13 LOUISVILLE,KY CESSNA 150H CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1427 N23168 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 56, 20765 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 1 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FORT KNOX,KY FORT KNOX,KY LOUISVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - TRAFFIC CONTROL PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SPACING OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN SPECIAL DATA SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV. CONTROLLING AGENCY - LOCAL CONTROL TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - CONTROLLED AIRPORT CONTROL ZONE/AREA - YES EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - INSTALLED,OPERATION UNKNOWN REMARKS- PARALLEL APCHS.N51070 TWD RWY,N23168 TWD GRASS ADJ TO RWY.OTR TFC IN PATS.6 ATC SPCLSTS IN TWR CAB
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N23168
- Reported as
- Cessna 150H
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Bowman
N23168Registration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Cessna 150HAirframe modelCessna 150HEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N51070
- Reported as
- Cessna 150J
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Bowman
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Other investigations on N23168 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.