# Accident 19790206002409A: Rkwell 112TCA, Monticello, AR, February 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1979, 23:15 local time
- Place: Monticello, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6248° N, 91.7937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6248&lon=-91.7937&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4685W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4685W-1982-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TCA (registry code 7630307, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tca) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112TCA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 487 total, 60 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79FPG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790206002409A

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLEW INTO FREEZING RAIN AND WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE

## 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 FTW79FPG17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPG17), Feb 6, 1979: Rockwell 112TCA (N4685W), Monticello, AR, 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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