- Date
- May 16, 1978
- Place
- Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5422GCessna 404
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780516028489A
- Case key
- 141559
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2376 78/5/16 NR.COVINGTON,KY CESSNA 404 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1400 N5422G PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 23, 3218 TOTAL HOURS, 109 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION URBANA,OH EVANSVILLE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION FIRE OR EXPLOSION: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - EXHAUST SYSTEM: OTHER FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: POOR/INADEQUATE DESIGN REMARKS- CESSNA P/N9910298-5 ELBOW RING ADAPTER FAILED.HOT EXHAUST GAS DAMAGED ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5422G
- Reported as
- Cessna 404
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5422GRegistration cancelled Apr 9, 2013 · Cessna 404Airframe modelCessna 404Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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