# Accident 19790304041519A: Rkwell 114, Fairfield, UT, March 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1979, 20:10 local time
- Place: Fairfield, UT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2360° N, 112.0752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairfield, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2360&lon=-112.0752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4804W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4804W-1979-03-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 114
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 384 total, 95 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79AA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304041519A

## Narrative

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

EVIDENCE INDICATES PILOT LOST CONTROL OF ACFT IN DARKNESS, CLOUDS, AND ICING. EXCEEDED AIRCRAFT LOAD FACTORS.

## 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 DEN79AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79AA028), Mar 4, 1979: Rockwell 114 (N4804W), Fairfield, UT, destroyed, 4 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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