# Accident 19811118074249A: Rkwell 112, Beaumont, TX, November 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1981, 13:40 local time
- Place: Beaumont, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0860° N, 94.1018° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaumont, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0860&lon=-94.1018&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1086J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1086J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Aero Commander 112 (registry code 0144701, https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RKWELL 112
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 453 total, 355 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82DRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811118074249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT SUFFERED HEART ATTACK AND DIED ON CLIMBOUT. AIRPLANE MADE HARD LANDING FLOWN BY PILOT'S WIFE, A NON-PILOT.

## 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 FTW82DRA10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DRA10), Nov 18, 1981: Aero Comdr 112 (N1086J), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage, 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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