Piper PA-34 N1440T
19 September 1978 · Covington, Kentucky, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 September 1978 at about 20:15 local time, a Piper PA-34 registered N1440T, operated by Easton MacHine, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Covington, Kentucky, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Covington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grtr Cincinnati
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-34
- Registration
- N1440T
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Easton MacHine
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-3139
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
NOSE GR MOUNT ASSY CRACKED AND TORN, ROD END BRG BENT, MICRO SW SEPTD FM MOUNT ASSY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | Seiberling ASS | No injuries | - |
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| 18 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | Soldotna Air | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-34 | MacOn, Georgia, United States | Hill Wilford A | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Piper PA-34 | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | Burnside-Ott A | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |