- Date
- June 24, 1973
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3290Great Lakes 2T-1R
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730624016979A
- Case key
- 190155
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1722 73/6/24 LOUISVILLE,KY GREAT LAKES 2T-1R CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 411 TIME - 1405 N3290 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 162 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PILOT TAXIED INTO VASI LIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3290
- Reported as
- Great Lakes 2T-1R
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowman Field
N3290Registration cancelled Feb 1, 2018 · Carter-Great Lakes 2T-1LAirframe modelCarter-Great Lakes 2T-1LEngine modelLycoming O&VO-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.