# Accident 19931210046699A: Piper PA32R301T, Covington, GA, December 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 1993, 18:40 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- 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: N8340Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8340Y-2013-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32R-301T (registry code 7103220, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32r-301t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA32R301T
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540S1AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931210046699A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED GYRO FAILED ON APPROACH. LOST CONTROL. HIT TREES. VACUUM PUMP FAILED DUE OIL SEAL LEAK. UNABLE PART PANEL.

## 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 ATL94FA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94FA029), Dec 10, 1993: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8340Y), Covington, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: SPATIAL DISORIENTATION EXPERIENCED BY THE PILOT, RESULTING IN HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. FACTORS WERE THE TOTAL FAILURE OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN VACUUM PUMP, AND THE NIGHT, CLOUD…

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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