# Accident 19950408007369A: Piper PA34200T, Covington/Cinci, KY, April 8, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1995, 16:30 local time
- Place: Covington/Cinci, KY
- Airport: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky I
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5593° N, 89.6396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5593&lon=-89.6396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6390C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6390C-1997-07-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200T (registry code 7103406, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200T
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO360A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950408007369A

## Narrative

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

LAST FLIGHT BEFORE NEW JOB. ROLLED PLANE. LOUD BOOM. WING FOLDED. BENT STABILATOR. AIRCRAFT NOT FOR AEROBATICS.

## 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 ATL95FA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95FA078), Apr 8, 1995: Piper PA-34-200T (N6390C), Covington, TN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT EXCEEDED THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT AND SUBSEQUENT OVERLOAD FAILURES OF THE STABILATOR AND WING SPARS.

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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