# NTSB IAD73FIQ35: Great Lakes 2T-1R, N3290, Louisville, KY, June 24, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 24, 1973
- 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: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190155
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD73FIQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73FIQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3290-2018-02-01), registration cancelled 2018-02-01, S/N 6830D-369, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GREAT LAKES 2T-1R
- Registry model: [Carter-Great Lakes 2T-1L](https://openairdocs.org/model/carter-great-lakes-2t-1l) (registry code 39122BA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowman Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730624016979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624016979A), Jun 24, 1973: Amtr 3912241, Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied into VASI light.

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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