# Fatal NTSB investigations: Rockwell International 114 NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports. ## Latest cases - [NTSB WPR15FA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15FA163.md): Rockwell Commander 114 · Laughlin, NV · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 18, 2015 · N4775W · Destroyed > 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 normalization system inspected every 100 hours as required, which… - [NTSB CHI07FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07FA046.md): Rockwell International 114 · Jasper, TN · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 26, 2006 · N55MB · Substantial damage > The pilot's inability to maintain altitude due to excessive airframe ice accretion, resulting in an in-flight collision with trees and terrain. Additional causes were the pilot's continued flight in icing conditions once they had been encountered, and his… - [NTSB LAX03FA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03FA166.md): Rockwell 114 · Bishop, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 26, 2003 · N4730W · Destroyed > The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed while maneuvering close to the ground over mountainous terrain in a high density altitude environment near the upper performance capability of the airplane, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush into… - [NTSB DEN03FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03FA023.md): Rockwell Commander 114 · Hot Springs, AR · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2002 · N314M · Destroyed > the loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine ignition system's single-drive dual-magneto, and the magneto's improper installation by unknown maintenance personnel. Contributing factors were the improper installation of the magneto by unknown… - [NTSB LAX00FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00FA144.md): Commander 114 · Hanford, CA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Mar 30, 2000 · N516CA · Destroyed > undetermined. The pilot's failure to reject the takeoff and his failure to retract the landing gear following liftoff were factors. - [NTSB ATL91FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91FA040.md): Rockwell 114 · Bessemer, AL · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Jan 20, 1991 · N4827W · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to follow instrument flight rules (IFR) and maintain the minimum descent altitude (mda) during the VOR approach. Factors related to the accident were: darkness and the adverse weather conditions. - [NTSB BFO90FA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA050.md): Rockwell 114 · Anawalt, WV · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 30, 1990 · N5803N · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude and clearance above the terrain. Factors related to the accident were: darkness, mountainous terrain, and low ceiling. - [NTSB SEA90FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA90FA086.md): Rockwell Commander 114 · Atlanta, ID · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 27, 1990 · N4907W · Destroyed > Poor preflight planning premature lift-off on takeoff by the pilot in command. - [NTSB CHI90FA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI90FA131.md): Rockwell 114 · Willoughby Hill, OH · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 21, 1990 · N4859W · Destroyed > Failure of the pilot to follow the IFR procedure and to identify the decision height (and/or make a timely missed approach). The adverse weather was a related factor. - [NTSB LAX87FA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87FA212.md): Rockwell 114 · Los Gatos, CA · Accident · 1 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · May 25, 1987 · N114CH · Destroyed > Drg a preflt wx briefing, the plt was adzd the forecast for oakland (19 mi nnw of his destn) was for a 3000' broken ceiling with occasional 3000' scattered, 5000' broken & a chance of light rain showers. He filed a VFR flt plan & depd. At 1347 PDT, the plt… - [NTSB NYC86FA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC86FA199.md): Rockwell 114 · Bedford, PA · Accident · 4 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 4, 1986 · N5766N · Destroyed > The acft nearing the close of a x-country flight had requested a decent to start an approach to land at its final destination. ATC had granted the request, but stated to the pilot that he most remain VFR, the pilot acknowledged the clearance. Acft was located… - [NTSB CHI83FA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA366.md): Rockwell 114 · Richmond, OH · Accident · 3 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 1983 · N4778W · Destroyed > The acft was borrowed by the pilot to give a friend a familiarization flt in a retractable landing gear acft. The acft was observed by campers as it performed a stall and recovery. A 2nd stall was done but this time the acft entered a spin and after at least… - [NTSB DEN80FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA004.md): Rockwell 114 · Hanksville, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Oct 19, 1979 · N4873W · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN79FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA059.md): Aero Comdr 114 · Green River, UT · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Sep 1, 1979 · N4930W · Substantial damage - [NTSB SEA79FA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA043.md): Aero Comdr 114 · Leavenworth, WA · Accident · 2 fatal · Closed · Jul 6, 1979 · N5873N · Destroyed - [NTSB DEN79AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79AA028.md): Rockwell 114 · Fairfield, UT · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Mar 4, 1979 · N4804W · Destroyed - [NTSB IAD77FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA048.md): Na Rockwell 114 · Littleton, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Jun 24, 1977 · N4721W · Destroyed ## The whole list in SQL Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS: ```sql SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1 WHERE c."highestInjuryLevel" = 'Fatal' AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('7630314')) ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC ``` This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?fatal=1&model=7630314 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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