# NTSB IAD74FLQ39: Cessna 180, N3196C, Bowling Green, KY, June 12, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1974
- Place: Bowling Green, KY · BOWLING GREEN, KY
- Location: 36.9903° N, 86.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9903&lon=-86.4436&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128129
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74FLQ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FLQ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1832  74/6/12    BOWLING GREEN,KY    CESSNA 180          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 280
        TIME - 1205                    N3196C              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWLING GREEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          PLAINFIELD,ILL              MUSCLE SHOALS,ALA            BOWLING GREEN,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        REMARKS- BOUNCED LDG,R WING CTCTD RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3196C](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3196C), registered now, S/N 30995, built 1954 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bowling Green

## 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 19740612018699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740612018699A), Jun 12, 1974: Cessna 180, Bowling Green, KY, Substantial damage. Bounced ldg,r wing ctctd rwy.

## Other investigations on N3196C (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 CHI74DEE35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEE35-187622), Dec 2, 1973: Cessna 180 (N3196C), Joliet, IL, 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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