# Accident 19781014037549A: Rkwell 112, Yucca Valley, CA, October 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Yucca Valley, CA
- Airport: Yucca Valley
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 34.1298° N, 116.4069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at YUCCA VALLEY (L22), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1298&lon=-116.4069&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1396J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1396J-2009-05-06) (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 112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 350 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014037549A

## Narrative

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

215 LBS OVER GROSS.SPARK PLUGS EXCESSIVELY WORN.DA APPROX 5800FT.8IN AFT OF MAX.

## 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 LAX79FA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FA003), Oct 14, 1978: Rockwell 112A (N1396J), Yucca Valley, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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