# Accident 20180905013159A: Commander Aircraft Co 114TC, Jean, NV, September 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2018, 21:23 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7908° N, 115.3194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7908&lon=-115.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6064C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6064C-2019-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Commander 114TC (registry code 0145002, https://openairdocs.org/model/commander-114tc) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COMMANDER AIRCRAFT CO 114TC
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180905013159A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 2145 PDT, A ROCKWELL COMMANDER 114TC, SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE IMPACTED DESERT TERRAIN APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE NORTH OF THE JEAN AIRPORT NEAR INTERSTATE I-15, AT JEAN, NEVADA.  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A HIGH ANGLE AS THE WRECKAGE WAS CONFINED TO A SMALL AREA.  INITIAL IDENTIFICATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS HAMPERED DUE TO THE EXTENT OF THE IMPACT DAMAGE AND POST IMPACT FIRE.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LATER IDENTIFIED BY A UTAH STATE TAX ID STICKER FOUND ON THE VERTICAL STABILIZER.

ON SEPTEMBER 6, 2018, THE CLARK COUNTY OFFICE OF THE CORONER, LAS VEGAS, NV, CONFIRMED THE IDENTITY OF THE 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 WPR18FA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18FA253), Sep 6, 2018: Commander 114 (N6064C), Jean, NV, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain adequate speed while maneuvering at a low attitude during night and entered an aerodynamic stall and subsequent spin.

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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