# Accident 19770312005179A: Rkwell 114, Vernal, UT, March 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1977
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Airport: Vernal Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N4735W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4735W-1977-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 114
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,519 total, 406 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770312005179A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 DEN77FTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM12), Mar 12, 1977: Na Rockwell 114 (N4735W), Vernal, UT, destroyed

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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