Covington - Columbus

On February 14, 1977 at 11:26 PM, Covington - Columbus experienced a crash involving Beechcraft D18, operated by Johnston Airways, with the event recorded near Covington Kentucky.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

1 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 1, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On a slush covered runway, the pilot completed a premature liftoff. After rotation, the airplane stalled during initial climb and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration N321D, MSN A-413, year of manufacture 1948.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 39.0832°, -84.5108°.