# Accident 19890326011129A: Boeing A75N1, Covington, GA, March 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1989, 14:49 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6322° N, 83.8466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COVINGTON MUNI (CVC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6322&lon=-83.8466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55530, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing A75N1(PT17) (registry code 1380134, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-a75n1-pt17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING A75N1
- Reported engine: LYC R680B4E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 811 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890326011129A

## Narrative

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

TOOK OFF WITH CARBURETOR HEAT IN ON POSITION. STALLED AND CRASHED INTO TREES TRYING TO AVOID TREES ON SLOW CLIMBOUT

## 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 ATL89FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89FA114), Mar 26, 1989: Boeing A75N1 (N55530), Covington, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT BY THE PILOT BY INADVERTENTLY ALLOWING THE CARBURETOR HEAT TO BE IN THE 'HOT' POSITION FOR TAKEOFF. THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AND TREES WERE CONSIDERED TO BE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS.

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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