# Accident 20250215017099A: Rockwell International 112A, Covington, GA, February 15, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2025, 23:03 local time
- Place: Covington, GA
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6337° N, 83.8424° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6337&lon=-83.8424&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1423J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1423J) (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 IO-360-C1D6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,540 total, 970 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250215017099A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 15, 2025, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:59 EST, THE PILOT OF A SINGLE ENGINE COMMANDER 112 AIRCRAFT, DEPARTED COVINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCVC) UNDER IFR CONDITIONS WITH A FLIGHT PLAN DESTINATION OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA (KVLD). THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE 200 FEET OVERCAST, FOGGY WITH LIGHT DRIZZLE AND MODERATE MIST. THE WIND WAS FROM 090 AT 4 KTS AND VISIBILITY LESS THAN ONE-HALF STATUTE MILE

THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 10 AND CRASHED APPROXIMATELY 5000 FEET FROM DEPARTURE END AND ABOUT 150 FEET NORTH OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE ACROSS AIRPORT PROPERTY INTO A FORESTED AREA. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGERS, IN THE RIGHT SEAT. BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE KILLED ON IMPACT. THE CRASH RESULTED IN A FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA25FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25FA120), Feb 16, 2025: Rockwell 112 (N1423J), Covington, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal, investigation ongoing

## Other reports on N1423J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19830913050469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830913050469A), Sep 13, 1983: Gulstm 112A (N1423J), Batesburg, SC, Substantial damage. Pilot said he had made hard landing before gear collapsed. No malfunction of gear was found.

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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