# Incident 19790103001489I: Rkwell 112, Gary, IN, January 3, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 3, 1979, 13:05 local time
- Place: Gary, IN
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5934° N, 87.3464° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5934&lon=-87.3464&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1076J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1076J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 766 total, 350 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/19790103001489I

## Narrative

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

PILOT COLLIDED WITH A WINDROW OF PACKED SNOW ON TAKEOFF ATTEMPT.

## Other reports on N1076J (1)

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

- [Incident 19810713058629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810713058629I), Jul 13, 1981: Gulstm 112 (N1076J), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Lost electrical power on approach. Unable to lock gear down. Nose gear collapsed on landing.

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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