# Accident 19771220043359A: Beech E18S, Covington, KY, December 20, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1977
- Place: Covington, KY
- Airport: Gtr Cincinnati
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 39.0351° N, 84.5196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0351&lon=-84.5196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N342T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N342T-2004-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech E18S (registry code 1151006, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,312 total, 0 in this make and model, 380 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771220043359A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING LATTER PORTION OF APP L ENG WAS ALLOWED TO SPOOL DOWN LOWER THAN RT ENG.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB IAD78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA023), Dec 20, 1977: Hamilton E18S (N342T), Covington, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N342T (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830121002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830121002189A), Jan 21, 1983: Beech STC18BEECH (N342T), Naples, FL, Substantial damage. Lost control on landing and ground looped. Overstressed and failed the right main gear.
- [Accident 19790222005839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790222005839A), Feb 22, 1979: Beech E18S (N342T), Latrobe, PA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran off side of runway during takeoff roll. Excessive wind and asymetrical thrust were factors. .

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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