# NTSB IAD76AI096: Beech E18S, N1052N, Covington, TN, September 1, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: September 1, 1976
- Place: Covington, TN · COVINGTON, TN
- Location: 35.5659° N, 89.6485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5659&lon=-89.6485&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76AI096
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI096

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2792   76/9/1  NR.COVINGTON,TN       BEECH E18S          CR-  2  0  0  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2239                    N1052N              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            51, 22950 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAKEMAN,OH                  MEMPHIS,TN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- TOTAL DESTRUCTION OF ACFT DUE IMPACT FORCES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1052N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1052N-2009-09-17), registration cancelled 2009-09-17, S/N BA-265, built 1957 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH E18S
- Registry model: [Beech E18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-e18s) (registry code 1151006) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Pratt & Whitney R-985 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (registry code 52008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19760901032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760901032799A), Sep 1, 1976: Beech TC45G, Covington, TN, Destroyed. Total destruction of acft due impact forces

## Other investigations on N1052N (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 CHI75AC079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC079), Apr 26, 1975: Beech E18S (N1052N), Columbus, OH, substantial damage

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.

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