# NTSB IAD79IA003: Cessna 404, N37144, Covington, KY, October 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 11, 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: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 2, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 138249
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79IA003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0024  78/10/11   COVINGTON,KY        CESSNA 404          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0935                    N37144              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO            26, 4000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            1000 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GTR CINCINNATI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TORONTO,CANADA              COVINGTON,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: MASTER AND CONNECTING RODS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- FAILURE OF #5 PISTON PIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37144](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37144-2004-04-05), registration cancelled 2004-04-05, S/N 4040118 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 404
- Registry model: [Cessna 404](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-404) (registry code 2075901) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Gtr 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).

- [Incident 19781011030069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781011030069I), Oct 11, 1978: Cessna 404CESSNA, Covington, KY, Minor damage. Connecting rod cap bolts failed, rod broke through the case.

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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