# NTSB IAD74FLQ01: Piper PA-24, N5186P, Louisville, KY, July 10, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 21, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189453
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2112  73/7/10    LOUISVILLE,KY       PIPER PA-24         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1306                    N5186P              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 26, 857 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            4 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED
        REMARKS- BOOK LODGED UNDER GR HANDLE,POPPED BREAKER,LWRD GR MANUALLY.GR STIFF PLT PUSHED HANDLE WITH FOOT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5186P](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5186P-2013-08-20), registration cancelled 2013-08-20, S/N 24-207, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-24
- Registry model: [Piper PA-24-250](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-24-250) (registry code 7102404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowman

## 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 19730710020049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730710020049A), Jul 10, 1973: Piper PA24250, Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Book lodged under gr handle,popped breaker,lwrd gr manually. Gr stiff plt pushed handle with foot.

## Other investigations on N5186P (3)

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 CHI73FEV16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEV16), Nov 26, 1972: Piper PA-24 (N5186P), Burnt Prairie, IL, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC70D0025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0025), Jun 22, 1969: Piper PA-24 (N5186P), Dora Lake, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0121), Apr 22, 1965: Piper PA-24 (N5186P), Dodge Center, MN, substantial damage

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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