# Accident 19870710037439A: Gulstm 112A, Vero Beach, FL, July 10, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1987, 16:28 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: New Hibiscus Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6410° N, 80.3900° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6410&lon=-80.3900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1440J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GULSTM 112A
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1D6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,615 total, 1,420 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA87FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA203) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870710037439A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. WING HIT GROUND. HIT A TREE. BURST INTO FLAMES. CARTWHEELED. BECAME INVERTED.

## 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 MIA87FA203](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA203), Jul 10, 1987: Rockwell 112A (N1440J), Vero Beach, FL, destroyed

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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