# Accident 19861217070909A: Gulstm 112TC, Hawthorne, CA, December 17, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1986, 18:00 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8898° N, 118.2900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8898&lon=-118.2900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N112DM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N112DM-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112TC (registry code 7630306, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112TC
- Reported engine: LYC TO360C1A6
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 318 total, 15 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861217070909A

## Narrative

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

LOSS OF TENSION ON THE FUEL SELECTOR LOCK TAB ALLOWED PILOT TO TURN SELECTOR TO OFF POSITION. HIT PERSON AND AUTOS.

## 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 LAX87FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA065), Dec 18, 1986: Rockwell 112TC (N112DM), Gardena, CA, 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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