# Accident 19800304004809A: Rkwell 112, Witt Springs, AR, March 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 4, 1980, 11:15 local time
- Place: Witt Springs, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N1098J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1098J-1980-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,113 total, 5,113 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800304004809A

## Narrative

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

DEPARTED VFR INTO LOW CEILING AND VISIBLITY IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FLEW INTO TREES ON SIDE OF MOUNTAIN.

## 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 FTW80FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA052), Mar 4, 1980: Rockwell 112 (N1098J), Witt Springs, AR, destroyed, 1 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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