# Accident 19770417011429A: Rkwell 112A, Half Day, IL, April 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1977
- Place: Half Day, IL
- Airport: Chicagoland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.2011° N, 87.9334° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Day, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2011&lon=-87.9334&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1346J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1346J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112A
- Reported engine: LYC
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI77FEE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE18-201387) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417011429A

## Narrative

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

#2 CONROD CAP BROKEN,BOLTS NOT FOUND.

## 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 CHI77FEE18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FEE18-201387), Apr 17, 1977: Aero Comdr 112A (N1346J), Half Day, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1346J (2)

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

- [Incident 20250824020879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250824020879I), Aug 24, 2025: Rockwell International 112A (N1346J), Sugar Land, TX, Minor damage. While in the landing phase of a personal flight, the pilot in command (PIC) failed to conduct a pre-landing checklist, leading to a gear-up landing. This…
- [Incident 20061130027039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061130027039I), Nov 30, 2006: Gulstm 112A (N1346J), Manhattan, KS, Minor damage. (-23) On November 30, 2006, at approximately 3:12 CST, the pilot and flight instructor landed the AC122A with the landing gear retracted on runway 3 at…

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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