# Accident 20150517007349A: Rockwell International 114, Laughlin, NV, May 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2015, 17:59 local time
- Place: Laughlin, NV
- Airport: Laughlin Bullhead Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1167° N, 114.6392° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1167&lon=-114.6392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4775W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4775W-2017-06-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 114 (registry code 7630314, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 114
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150517007349A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/17/2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 1745 LOCAL TIME, N4775W, A ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL GA-114 PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ , JOINED BY THREE PASSENGERS,  DEPARTED IFP (BULLHEAD/LAUGHLIN) AIRPORT ON A FAR PART 91 FLIGHT.

WITNESSES REPORTED SEEING THE AIRPLANE LOSE ALTITUDE AFTER TAKE-OFF AND REPORTEDLY TRIED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN THE DESERT AREA CONTAINED WITHIN THE BIG BEND OF THE COLORADO RIVER STATE RECREATIONAL AREA LOCATED SOUTH OF LAUGHLIN, NV.

THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND AND A FIRE ENSUED. WITNESSES CALLED 911 AT APPROXIMATELY 1759 HOURS AND EARLY RESPONDERS SUCCEEDED IN GETTING THREE PERSONS TRANSPORTED TO VARIOUS MEDICAL FACILITIES. THE CRASH SURVIVORS ASSISTED ONE MALE PASSENGER OUT OF THE WRECKAGE WHO FELL INTO ACTIVE FLAMES AND DIED ON SCENE. HE WAS FOUND BY RESPONDERS OUTSIDE THE FUSELAGE, FORWARD OF THE LEFT WING OF THE PLANE.

TWO OF THE FEMALE SURVIVORS DIED LATER ON 5/20/2015.

POST CRASH FIRE CONSUMED MOST OF THE WRECKAGE.

## 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 WPR15FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA163), May 18, 2015: Rockwell Commander 114 (N4775W), Laughlin, NV, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: A partial loss of engine power due to the turbocharger's seizure as a result of a severely worn turbowheel. Contributing to the accident was the failure of the pilot/owner to have the turbo…

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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