https://www.wave3.com/2025/10/06/biplane-crashes-mt-washington-due-incident-after-leaving-bowman-field-officials-say/(wow, really felt for her not knowing, right to the end what ATC broke the good news. Bit of a listen, but worth it.)
By Samantha Murray
Published: Oct. 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM EDT
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - A small plane has gone down in Bullitt County, Kentucky, according to officials.
Louisville Regional Airport Authority spokesperson Natalie Chaudoin said a biplane departed Bowman Field at 2:04 p.m. on Oct. 6 with only the pilot on board.
Chaudoin said the plane was involved in an incident about 10 miles southeast of the airport, where it landed in Mt. Washington at 2:15 p.m. The pilot was reportedly alert and talking with first responders at the scene.
The biplane is not based at Bowman Field, Chaudoin said. It arrived at the airport last night. The Louisville Regional Airport Authority, which owns and operates Bowman Field, is offering support to local and federal agencies since it was the originating airport, according to Chaudoin.
WAVE crews found the plane crashed off Erin Circle. Bullitt County Sheriff Walt Sholar said the incident happened in the city limits of Mt. Washington. There was a single person on board, the pilot, and he was reportedly up walking and complaining of head pain. WAVE News obtained audio from the Louisville Approach Control from when the plane was about to go down. The audio picks up in part this Mayday call: “Mayday, mayday, charlie foxtrot zulu, it’s charlie foxtroz. The pick is having a fuel problem. I can’t find him in the air at all. I don’t know where he went. He has a transponder code, so can you find him? I see smoke in the trees, so I’m going to see if that’s him.”
