# Accident 20220421008939A: Cessna 340, Covington, GA, April 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2022, 18:44 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6249° N, 83.8266° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6249&lon=-83.8266&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84GR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84GR-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340 (registry code 2076404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-520 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220421008939A

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE PILOT RATED IN AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND ONLY WAS REPORTEDLY GIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION IN A MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT TO A STUDENT PILOT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT CERTIFICATED TO FLY MULTI-ENGINE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT A CFI NOR AN MEI. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON CLIMB OUT FROM KCVC AIRPORT WHEN IT APPARENTLY ENTERED A STALL AND SPIN AND DID NOT RECOVER PRIOR TO IMPACT. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT IN A RIGHT SPIN IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE JUST PRIOPR TO IMPACT. THE MAJORITY OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY IMPACT AND POST FIRE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS REPORTED TO NOT HAVE ANY PREVIOUS FORMAL FLIGHT TRAINING AND HAD JUST PURCHASED THE AIRCRAFT THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE AICRAFT, ENGINES, AND PROPELLERS WERE OUT OF ANNUAL INSPECTION.

THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD FLOWN 04:20 (FLIGHT TIME ONLY) SINCE IT'S LAST KNOWN RE-FUEL THE DAY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. IT HAD PERFORMED AT LEAST 4 TAKE OFFS SINCE THE LAST REFUEL. ENGINE TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION SHOWED CONTINUITY FROM FRONT TO BACK WITH SUCTION AND COMPRESSION ON BOTH ENGINES. MAGNETOS WERE UNABLE TO BE TESTED AS THEY WERE BOTH DAMAGED. IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED IF THE PROPELLERS WERE TURNING AT THE TIME OF IMPACT DUE TO IMPACT AND POST FIRE DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA22FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA199), Apr 21, 2022: Cessna 340 (N84GR), Covington, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The private pilot’s loss of control in flight, which resulted in a collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s decision to obtain flight instruction from the private…

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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