# Incident 19780613045589I: Rkwell 112, San Fernando, CA, June 13, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1978, 11:10 local time
- Place: San Fernando, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2887° N, 118.4362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Fernando, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2887&lon=-118.4362&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1068J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1068J-2014-09-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 940 total, 93 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780613045589I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR ON TOUCH AND GO, ENGINE QUIT SOON AFTER LIFTOFF. FUEL SELECTOR HAD BEEN ON AN EMPTY TANK.

## Other reports on N1068J (1)

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

- [Accident 19890603027129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890603027129A), Jun 3, 1989: Gulstm 112A (N1068J), Boulder City, NV, Substantial damage. Dragged a wing and ground looped on landing. Blamed windshear, landed downwind. Arrested for flying intoxicated.

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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