Piper PA-31 N6642L
8 October 1979 · Covington, Kentucky, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 October 1979 at about 10:08 local time, a Piper PA-31 registered N6642L, operated by Comair, Inc., was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Covington, Kentucky, United States. 8 people were on board and 8 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:08
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Covington, Kentucky, United States
- Nearest airport
- Grtr Cincinnati
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-31
- Registration
- N6642L
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Comair, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Nashville, Tn
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0101
People
8 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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
GR, FLAPS DOWN.195LBS OVR MAX GWT.HURRIED DEPARTURE.INEFFECTIVE FAA CERTIFICATION, SURVEILLANCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-31 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Bluffton, Ohio, United States | Plumley Air SE | Fatal | 1 |
| 13 Sep 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Sandusky, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 May 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Verna Drilling | Fatal | 2 |
| 6 Apr 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Houston, Texas, United States | Navajo IV | No injuries | - |
| 7 Feb 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States | Comair, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1979 | Piper PA-31 | Hart Mine, California, United States | Western Sun | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |