# Accident 20190125000359A: Rockwell International 112A, Government Camp, OR, January 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2019, 14:29 local time
- Place: Government Camp, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.3742° N, 121.6889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3742&lon=-121.6889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1332J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1332J-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rockwell International 112A (registry code 7630302, https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL 112A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,333 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190125000359A

## Narrative

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

ATC DATA INDICATES THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PORTLAND-TROUTDALE AIRPORT (TTD), AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 PST.  THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED EAST FROM TTD TOWARDS CASCADE LOCKS, OR, THEN TURNED SOUTH TOWARDS MOUNT HOOD, AND CLIMBED TO A FINAL ALTITUDE OF 11900 MSL.  UPON APPROACHING MOUNT HOOD, THE AIRCRAFT INITIATED TWO LEFT ORBITS AROUND THE MOUNTAIN.  UPON ENTERING THE SECOND ORBIT, THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE REDUCED ALTITUDE AND IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN, RESULTING IN THE DESTRUCTION OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE WRECKAGE CAME TO REST ON ELIOT GLACIER, AT AN APPROXIMATE ALTITUDE OF 8700 MSL.

WEATHER REPORTS FOR THE MOUNT HOOD AREA AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT REPORT WINDS FROM THE NORTH AND POSSIBLE MOUNTAIN WAVE AS REPORTED BY NTSB PRELIMINARY REPORTS.  NO KNOWN PIREPS WERE FILED FOR THE AREA.

## 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 WPR19FA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19FA077), Jan 25, 2019: Rockwell 112 (N1332J), Mt Hood, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to fly the airplane in close proximity to mountainous terrain in an area of mountain wave activity that exceeded the performance capabilities of the airplane. Contributing to the…

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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