Cessna 404 accident near Covington, Kentucky, February 2, 1984
On February 2, 1984 at about 6:56 am local time, a Cessna 404, registered N402EX, was substantially damaged in an accident near Covington, Kentucky (Greater Cincinnati airport). It was a flight of an unrecorded kind under charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- February 2, 1984 · about 6:56 am local time
- Place
- Covington, Kentucky · Greater Cincinnati · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 404 · all 404s on the register
- Registration
- N402EX · no longer on the register · serial 404-0421
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Flight of an unrecorded kind · charter and air-taxi rules (Part 135)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
A FIRE IGNITED IN THE RIGHT ENGINE ON THE LANDING ROLL. THE FIRE SOURCE WAS NEAR THE POINT WHERE THE FUEL SUPPLY LINE CONNECTS TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THE ACFT WAS ON ITS FIRST REVENUE FLIGHT AFTER THE RIGHT ENGINE WAS CHANGED, ATWHICH TIME THE FLEXIBLE FUEL & OIL HOSES WERE NOT CHANGED. PART OF THE FUEL HOSE WAS HARDENED & TWO CRACKS WERE FOUND INTHE RUBBER LINER. FUEL STREAMED FROM THE LINE WHEN THE BOOST PUMP WAS ACTIVATED. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE 'B' NUT AT THE FUEL PUMP MAY NOT HAVE BEEN SECURELY TIGHTENED AT THE INSTALLATION.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 250 in the last 90 days; 17,000 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 4,608 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, December 27, 1983; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 6,300 lb
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental GTSIO-520M (piston); 0 hours total
- Fire on the ground
- Operator: Viking Express, INC.
The flight
- Departed from: MDW Chicago IL at 5:30 am
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 18, 9,501 ft by 150 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 200° at 21 knots, gusting 31
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 3,000 ft; not recorded at 3,000 ft
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 37°F (3°C)
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observation at 6:50 am from CVG
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
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