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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 320E · Covington, LA · April 22, 1979

Date
April 22, 1979 · 13:55 local
Place
Covington, LA
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3482Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW79FA076
Reported as
Cessna 320E
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
2
Pilot’s flight hours
8,183 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft dived into ground in area of thunderstorm, low ceiling & heavy rain. Pilot had record of heart disease.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT DIVED INTO GROUND IN AREA OF THUNDERSTORM, LOW CEILING & HEAVY RAIN. PILOT HAD RECORD OF HEART DISEASE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.