# NTSB IAD75FLQ17: Aero Comdr 500B, N6399U, Louisville, KY, March 3, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1975
- 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: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 16, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148324
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD75FLQ17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD75FLQ17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0698   75/3/3    LOUISVILLE,KY       AERO COMDR 500B     CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0545                    N6399U              PX-  0  0  5  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 4078 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            810 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOUISVILLE,KY               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH UNATTENDED DC3 N11BC.DAMAGED RIGHTWING AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6399U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 500B
- 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 19750303007659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750303007659A), Mar 3, 1975: Rkwell 500B, Louisville, KY, Substantial damage. Collided with unattended DC3 N11BC.damaged rightwing and vertical stabilizer.

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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