# Accident 19780919031269A: Piper PA34200, Covington, KY, September 19, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1978
- Place: Covington, KY
- Airport: Grtr 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: N1440T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1440T-2013-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,179 total, 225 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FLQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919031269A

## Narrative

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

NOSE GR MOUNT ASSY CRACKED AND TORN,ROD END BRG BENT,MICRO SW SEPM MOUNT ASSY.

## 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 IAD78FLQ35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ35), Sep 19, 1978: Piper PA-34 (N1440T), Covington, KY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1440T (4)

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

- [Incident 20091215052919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091215052919I), Dec 15, 2009: Piper PA-34-200 (N1440T), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Piper PA-34-200 N1440T s/n 34-7250318 incident at Kendall/Tamiami munipal airport, on December 15, 2009, at approximately 1938 UTC or 14:38 hours. Investigator…
- [Incident 19930312011259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930312011259I), Mar 12, 1993: Piper PA34200 (N1440T), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Nose landing gear collapsed on landing rollout. Found nose gear down lock link assembly bent.
- [Incident 19920606027189I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606027189I), Jun 6, 1992: Piper PA34200 (N1440T), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Nose wheel folded on landing rollout. Found nose wheel down lock link rod end bearing failed at the threads.
- [Incident 19910823046389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823046389I), Aug 23, 1991: Piper PA34200 (N1440T), Camarillo, CA. Pilot confused by conflicting information about fuel state. Landed for purpose of getting fuel.

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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