- Date
- September 29, 1979
- Place
- Louisville, KY · LOUISVILLE, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N6096KCessna 150M
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790929042239I
- Case key
- 133303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3665 79/9/29 LOUISVILLE,KY CESSNA 150M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 62 TOTAL TIME - 2030 N6096K PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOWMAN FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LEXINGTON,KY EVANSVILLE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: OTHER AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- DIVERTED TO AVOID WX.MAIN GEAR DROPPED IN HOLE NR TWY WHILE TAXIING W/O TWY LITES,LDG LIGHT INOP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6096K
- Reported as
- Cessna 150M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bowman Field
N6096KRegistration cancelled Apr 25, 2013 · Cessna 150MAirframe modelCessna 150MEngine modelContinental 0-200 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.