# NTSB IAD76II041: Douglas DC-3C, N45, Louisville, KY, December 15, 1975

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 15, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 3, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152035
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76II041
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76II041

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0037  75/12/15   LOUISVILLE,KY       DOUGLAS DC-3C       CR-  0  0  3  MISCELLANEOUS             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1123                    N45                 PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              56, 14061 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            7855 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JACKSON,TN                  LOUISVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
        REMARKS- MINIMUM LDG RWY LENGTH 3500FT ON DRY RWY. INSPECTION ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45-1978-01-10), registration cancelled 1978-01-10, S/N 33322, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DOUGLAS DC-3C
- Registry model: [Douglas DC3C 1830-94](https://openairdocs.org/model/douglas-dc3c-1830-94) (registry code 3021469) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Bowman Field

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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