# NTSB CHI73AC016: Cessna 150H, N23168, Louisville, KY, August 13, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1972
- 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: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168206
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73AC016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73AC016

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 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 1

- Registration: [N23168](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23168-2012-08-13), registration cancelled 2012-08-13, S/N 15068766, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150H
- Registry model: [Cessna 150H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150h) (registry code 2071818) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bowman

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N51070](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51070-1973-06-25), registration cancelled 1973-06-25, S/N 15069745 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150J
- Registry model: [Cessna 150J](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150j) (registry code 2071820) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Bowman

## Other investigations on N23168 (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 IAD73FLQ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FLQ34), Jun 9, 1973: Cessna 150H (N23168), Park City, KY, destroyed

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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