# Accident 19751219040129A: Rkwell 112, Sandpoint, ID, December 19, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 1975
- Place: Sandpoint, ID
- Airport: Sandpoint County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 48.2995° N, 116.5601° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANDPOINT (SZT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2995&lon=-116.5601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1078J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1078J-1976-05-12) (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: 5,500 total, 65 in this make and model, 47 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76FYG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751219040129A

## Narrative

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

FUEL SELECTOR QUICK DRAIN VALVE NOT PROPERLY SEATED,AIR ENTERED SYSTEM.GERDERS MODEL A-400-1.

## 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 SEA76FYG25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76FYG25), Dec 19, 1975: Na Rockwell 112 (N1078J), Sandpoint, ID, 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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