# NTSB IAD78FLQ35: Piper PA-34, N1440T, Covington, KY, September 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 19, 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: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 1, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139874
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLQ35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3139  78/9/19    COVINGTON,KY        PIPER PA-34         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 2015                    N1440T              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 36, 2179 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            224 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR CINCINNATI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          COVINGTON,KY                RETURN                       LEXINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: GEAR LOCKING MECHANISM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE GR MOUNT ASSY CRACKED AND TORN,ROD END BRG BENT,MICRO SW SEPTD FM MOUNT ASSY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1440T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1440T-2013-03-25), registration cancelled 2013-03-25, S/N 34-7250318, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-34
- Registry model: [Piper PA-34-200](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (registry code 7103405) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Grtr Cincinnati

## 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 19780919031269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780919031269A), Sep 19, 1978: Piper PA34200, Covington, KY, Substantial damage. Nose gr mount assy cracked and torn,rod end brg bent,micro sw sepm mount assy.

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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