- Date
- January 14, 1974
- Place
- Covington, GA · COVINGTON, GA
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N222HHMitsubishi MU-2K
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740114005299A
- Case key
- 186799
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0513 74/1/14 COVINGTON,GA MITSUBISHI MU-2K CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1800 N222HH PX- 0 0 4 CORP/EXEC AGE 29, 5360 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 870 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COVINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP NASHVILLE,TENN COVINGTON,GA COOKVILLE,TENN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) REMARKS- FUEL CTL OUT OF ADJUSTMENT.MOISTURE BLEED ORIFICE OBSTRUCTED.L ENG RESISTS DEC IN TORQUE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N222HH
- Reported as
- Mitsubishi MU-2K
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo prop
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Covington
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.