| Date: | Friday 10 September 1965 |
| Time: | 12:08 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | Central American Airways |
| Registration: | N272R |
| MSN: | 13678 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12401 hours |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km E of Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Louisville-Bowman Field, KY (LOU/KLOU) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After climbing out of Louisville, the DC-3 collided with Cessna 150 N4564U at 1800 feet. The Cessna crashed; the DC-3 returned with a shut down no. 1 engine.
PROBABLE CAUSE: "Failure of the pilots of both aircraft to see and avoid the other's aircraft and avoid collision. Failure of the pilots of both aircraft to follow standard traffic pattern procedures."
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