Smith MINI N846Z
18 August 1978 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 August 1978 at about 13:55 local time, a Smith MINI registered N846Z was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Louisville, Kentucky, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:55
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bowman Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Smith MINI
- Registration
- N846Z
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
EXPERIMENTAL-AMATEUR BUILT ACFT.GR LEG FAILED ATWELD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Smith MINI accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 1977 | Smith MINI | Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 1977 | Smith-Mini | Pecos, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 1976 | Smith MINI | Lexington Park, Maryland, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 26 Jun 1975 | Smith MINI | Lincoln, Nebraska, United States | Frelin Soaring | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1975 | Smith MINI | Casper, Wyoming, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 May 1975 | Smith MINI | Hyannis, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |