- Date
- May 29, 1974
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N5442LAmer Avco AA-5
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740529015499A
- Case key
- 126372
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1521 74/5/29 LOUISVILLE,KY AMER AVCO AA-5 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 288 TIME - 0835 N5442L PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LOUISVILLE,KY MIDDLESBORO,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH N7146Q,SUBSTANTIAL DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5442L
- Reported as
- Amer Avco AA-5
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowman Field
N5442LRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Grumman American Avn. AA-5Airframe modelGrumman American Avn. AA-5Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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.
Other investigations on N5442L · 1
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