# Accident 19770218003819A: Rkwell 112TC, Vernal, UT, February 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1977
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Location: 40.4361° N, 109.5114° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VERNAL RGNL (VEL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4361&lon=-109.5114&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1866J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1866J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TC (registry code 7630306, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112TC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,738 total, 77 in this make and model, 240 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTM11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218003819A

## Narrative

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

TAXIWAY CAVED IN ABOVE A BURIED WATERLINE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 DEN77DTM11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTM11), Feb 18, 1977: Aero Comdr 112TC (N1866J), Vernal, UT, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1866J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800703059329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703059329I), Jul 3, 1980: Rkwell 112TC (N1866J), Ogden, UT. Engine quit on final approach due to loose magneto leads.

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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