19770312005179A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Rkwell 114 · Vernal, UT · March 12, 1977

Date
March 12, 1977
Place
Vernal, UT
Airport
Vernal Municipal
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N4735W
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN77FTM12
Reported as
Rkwell 114
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
17,519 total406 in this make and model170 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Eng backfire and missing. Fuel control unit damaged beyond test condition.

As the FAA filed it

ENG BACKFIRE AND MISSING.FUEL CONTROL UNIT DAMAGED BEYOND TEST CONDITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.