# NTSB IAD76AI018: Cessna 150L, N5370Q, Louisville, KY, September 30, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 30, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report November 14, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151051
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI018
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI018

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3266  75/9/30    LOUISVILLE,KY       CESSNA 150L         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1200
        TIME - 1740                    N5370Q              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STANDIFORT FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          LOUISVILLE,KY               RETURN                       FRANKFORT,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: RUDDER SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISSING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- AN3-7A BOLT AND NA365-3 NOT FOUND.BUSHING P/N NAS.74A3-004P FOUND PARK AREA.NOSE HI IN TURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5370Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5370Q-1975-12-05), registration cancelled 1975-12-05, S/N 15073270 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150L
- Registry model: [Cessna 150L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150l) (registry code 2071826) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Standifort 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 19750930034479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750930034479A), Sep 30, 1975: Cessna 150L, Louisville, KY, Destroyed. AN3-7A bolt and NA365-3 not found. Bushing p/n nas.74A3-004P found park area. Nose hi in turn.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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