# Accident 19780415006649A: Piper PA24400, Covington, TN, April 15, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1978
- Place: Covington, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.5659° N, 89.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5659&lon=-89.6485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N707UB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA24400
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,255 total, 15 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780415006649A

## Narrative

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

PLT WAS SEARCHING FOR SPECIFIC APT.COULD HAVE LANDED AT OTHER APT

## 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 IAD78FLT04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLT04), Apr 15, 1978: Piper PA-24 (N707UB), Covington, KY, substantial damage

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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