# Accident 19790908021449A: Rkwell 112TC, Pittstown, NJ, September 8, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1979, 16:30 local time
- Place: Pittstown, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5820° N, 74.9591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittstown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5820&lon=-74.9591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4537W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4537W-1982-08-23) (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 IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 200 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FHA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790908021449A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LANDING DUE TO FAILURE OF INTAKE VALVE IN NUMBER TWO CYLINDER.

## 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 NYC79FHA27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHA27), Sep 8, 1979: Aero Cmdr 112TC (N4537W), Pittstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4537W (1)

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

- [Incident 19780825038129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780825038129I), Aug 25, 1978: Rkwell 112TC (N4537W), Louisville, KY. Out of fuel, pilot landed on the airport, short of the runway.

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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