# Incident 19790707019999I: Rkwell 112TC, Tracy, CA, July 7, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Tracy, CA
- Airport: Municipal
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7274° N, 121.4522° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tracy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7274&lon=-121.4522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4569W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4569W-2013-07-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TC (registry code 7630306, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112TC
- Reported engine: LYC TO360C1A6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 330 total, 10 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/19790707019999I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT DURING CLIMB. #4 PISTON ROD BEARING CAP AND ONE BOLT FAILED, CRANKSHAFT AND CRANKCASE CRACKED.

## Other reports on N4569W (2)

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

- [Accident 19950728019999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950728019999A), Jul 28, 1995: Gulstm 112TC (N4569W), Los Angeles, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On belated go around struck utility poles impacted building inverted and burned. Trim tab had full down trim.
- [Accident 19770724019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770724019239A), Jul 24, 1977: Rkwell 112TC (N4569W), Truckee, CA, Substantial damage

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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