# Accident 19740205002099A: Rkwell 112, Rockford, IL, February 5, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 1974
- Place: Rockford, IL
- Airport: Rockford
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1061J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1061J-2009-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI74FEE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE52) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740205002099A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

L CABIN DOOR OPENED ON CLIMBOUT,RETURNING TO ARPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI74FEE52](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE52), Feb 5, 1974: Aero Comdr 112 (N1061J), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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