On October 8, 1979, at 1008:26, COMAIR, Inc., Flight 444, a Piper PA31-310, with a pilot and seven passengers on board, crashed on takeoff from runway 18 at the Greater Cincinnati Airport, Covington, Kentucky. The pilot and the seven passengers on board were killed, and the aircraft was destroyed. After 1,500 to 2,000 ft of takeoff roll, the aircraft lifted off abruptly and climbed slowly to about 150 ft above the runway. Following liftoff, the pilot reported a loss of power from an engine, and the tower controller cleared the pilot to return and land. Seconds later, the aircraft rolled to the right to an inverted position and dove, nose first, to the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the loss of control following a partial loss of power immediately after liftoff. The accident could have been avoided if either the pilot had rejected the takeoff or had raised the landing gear and flaps. His failure to take decisive action may have been due to preoccupation with correcting the malfunction, and a lack of familiarity with the aircraft and with its emergency procedures. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inexperience in multiengine aircraft, a hurried departure, inadequate training, inexperienced company management, and ineffective FAA certification and surveillance of the operator.
Aircraft Accident Report - COMAIR, Inc., Piper PA-31, N6642L, Greater Cincinnati Airport, Covington, Kentucky, October 8, 1979
1980
36 pages
Report
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