Greater Cincinnatti Arpt Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Burlington, Kentucky 41005
Thursday, December 13, 1984 19:31 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

ACFT FERRIED VFR BY OWNER. RADIOS REPAIRED BEFORE DEPARTURE, GLIDE SLOPE RECEIVER FOUND INOP. AT FUEL STOP WX WAS FORECAST IFR FOR DESTINATION. AN IFR INSTRUCTOR WAS THEN HIRED FOR THE REMAINING FLT. OWNER SHOWED WORK ORDER TO CFI WHO INCORRECTLY CONCLUDED THAT THE GLIDE SLOPE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. CFI RECALLED WX WAS FORECAST AS 600 FT CEILING AT DESTINATION. NO RECORD FOUND OF HAVING RECEIVED CURRENT WX OF 200 FT CEILING, 1-1/4 MI VIS PRIOR TO APCH. CFI STATED A 500 FPM DESCENT AT 90 KTS WAS USED FOR THE APCH. HE REPORTED FLYING THE ILS RWY 36 APCH AND POINTED OUT TO THE OWNER THAT THE LOCALIZER AND GLIDE SLOPE NEEDLES WERE CENTERED WHEN 2 MILES FROM THE RWY. POST CRASH TEST OF THE GLIDE SLOPE RECEIVER SHOWED IT WAS STILL INOPERATIVE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/13/1984
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1931
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City BURLINGTON
Event State KENTUCKY
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 41005
Event Date Year 1984
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport GREATER CINCINNATTI ARPT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID CVG
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 75
Degrees magnetic from airport 180
Airport Elevation 891
Weather Briefing Completeness Full
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1952 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID CVG
Elevation of weather observation facility 891
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 75
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Night/Dark
Lowest Ceiling Height 200
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Overcast
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 1
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 9
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 8
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 70
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 400
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 2
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 3
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 3215
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time 0
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 27317
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Instrument Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5211S
NTSB Number ATL85FA055
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed IFR
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name PIPER
Aircraft Model PA-32-300
Aircraft Series Identifier PA-32-300
Aircraft Serial Number 32-40903
Certified Max Gross Weight 3400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 10 1984 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 25
Airframe Hours 1679
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name RAY ADAMS
Aircraft Owner Street Address 2461 SOUTH ROAD
Aircraft Owner City CINCINNATTI
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45238
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 0M5
Departure City WAVERLY
Departure State TN
Departure Country
Departure Time 1650
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code CVG
Destination City CINCINNATI
Destination State OH
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Approach
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:30AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 36
Runway Length 9501
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --