# NTSB IAD74AI033: Beech D18, Covington, KY, December 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Date: December 7, 1973
- Place: Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
- Location: 39.0351° N, 84.5196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: DirectorBrief, March 11, 1974
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187467
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74AI033
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74AI033

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3961   73/12/7   COVINGTON,KY        BEECH D18           CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 1761
        TIME - 2140                    N199L               PX-  0  0  0  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      TOTAL HOURS, 1013 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINNATI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IND            COVINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           COPILOT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- R ENG DID NOT RESPOND DRG GO-AROUND PLT ELECTED LND ON ARPT.FLAPS UP RQSTD COPLT THOUGHT CUT PWR.
```

## Sequence of events

- Approach-VFR go-around

## Aircraft

- Registration: N199L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N199L-1974-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18
- Registry model: Beech D18S (registry code 1151004, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: GRTR CINCINNATI
- FAA reports: 19731207042719A (https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731207042719A) (OpenAirDocs)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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