- Date
- October 8, 1979
- Place
- Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 8 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N6642LPiper PA-31
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1981
- FAA report
- 19791008037629A
- Case key
- 133888
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NTSB brief
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---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0101 79/10/8 COVINGTON,KY PIPER PA-31 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1008 N6642L PX- 7 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 30, 2820 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINNATI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COVINGTON,KY NASHVILLE,TN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE FLIGHT TRAINING-PROCEDURES PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE GROUND TRAINING-PROCEDURES PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION PERSONNEL - RULES,REGULATIONS,STANDARDS PERSONNEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- GR,FLAPS DOWN.195LBS OVR MAX GWT.HURRIED DEPARTURE.INEFFECTIVE FAA CERTIFICATION,SURVEILLANCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6642L
- Reported as
- Piper PA-31
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grtr Cincinnati
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