# NTSB IAD78FA064: Cessna 404, N5422G, Covington, KY, May 16, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1978
- Place: Covington, KY · COVINGTON, KY
- Location: 39.0351° N, 84.5196° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Covington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0351&lon=-84.5196&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141559
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FA064
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA064

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5422G-2013-04-09), registration cancelled 2013-04-09, S/N 404-0040, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19780516028489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780516028489A), May 16, 1978: Cessna 402B, Covington, KY, Substantial damage. Cessna P/N9910298-5 elbow ring adapter failed. Hot exhaust gas dam acft.

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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