# Incident 19840820051009I: Gulstm GA7, Covington, LA, August 20, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 1984, 09:00 local time
- Place: Covington, LA
- Airport: Covington
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4802° N, 90.1118° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4802&lon=-90.1118&mi=10
- Aircraft: N718GA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N718GA-2003-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Grumman American Avn. GA-7 (registry code 3960401, https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-american-avn-ga-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM GA7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,050 total, 30 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840820051009I

## Narrative

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

HAND PROPPED ENGINE. PASSENGER INSTRUCTED TO HAVE FEET ON BRAKES. STARTED FORWARD. TURNED LEFT. HIT ANOTHER PLANE.

## Other reports on N718GA (1)

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

- [Accident 19871008059429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871008059429A), Oct 8, 1987: Gulstm GA7 (N718GA), Covington, LA, Substantial damage. Too fast on landing. Left brake weak. Ran off departure end of runway into trees. Aircraft annual and bfr outdated.

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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