# NTSB IAD79IA030: Piper PA-31, N6642L, Cincinnati, OH, February 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 7, 1979
- Place: Cincinnati, OH · CINCINNATI, OH
- Location: 39.1035° N, 84.5153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cincinnati, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1035&lon=-84.5153&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 8 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136562
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79IA030
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79IA030

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5-0014   79/2/7    CINCINNATI,OH       PIPER PA-31         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1545                    N6642L              PX-  0  0  7  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      AGE 36, 8118 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        327 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER CINCINNAT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CINCINNATI,OH               CLEVELAND,OH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
        REMARKS- CABLE JUMPED OFF ELEV PULLEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6642L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6642L-1982-03-02), registration cancelled 1982-03-02, S/N 31-580 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-31
- Registry model: [Piper PA-31-310](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-31-310) (registry code 7103102) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: No damage
- Airport: Greater Cincinnat

## 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 19790207004919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790207004919I), Feb 7, 1979: Piper PA31, Covington, KY. Pilot experienced elevator control problems. Found cable off of pulley.

## Other investigations on N6642L (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 DCA80AA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA80AA002), Oct 8, 1979: Piper PA-31 (N6642L), Covington, KY, destroyed, 8 fatal

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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