# Accident 19791008037629A: Piper PA31, Covington, KY, October 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1979, 10:08 local time
- Place: Covington, KY
- Airport: Greater Cincinatt
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- 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: N6642L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6642L-1982-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-31-310 (registry code 7103102, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA31
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540A2B
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 7
- Pilot flight hours: 2,820 total, 29 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA80AA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791008037629A

## Narrative

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

LOST RIGHT ENGINE ON TAKEOFF. FAILED TO CLEAN UP AIRPLANE & MAINTAIN SPEED. OVERGROSS WT. AFT CG. AIRPLANE STALLED.

## 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 DCA80AA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA002), Oct 8, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N6642L), Covington, KY, destroyed, 8 fatal

## Other reports on N6642L (2)

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

- [Incident 19790207004919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207004919I), Feb 7, 1979: Piper PA31 (N6642L), Covington, KY. Pilot experienced elevator control problems. Found cable off of pulley.
- [Incident 19780427013859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780427013859I), Apr 27, 1978: Piper PA31 (N6642L), Cincinnati, OH, Minor damage. Engine cowling separated from engine in flight.

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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