# 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 ERA26LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA26LA145.md): Rockwell International 114 · Whitmire, SC · Accident · Serious injuries · Class 3 · Limited · Preliminary report · Mar 10, 2026 · N4832W · Substantial damage > On March 10, 2026, about 1915 eastern daylight time, a Rockwell International 114 airplane, N4832W, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Whitmire, South Carolina. The flight instructor received minor injuries. The pilot receiving… - [NTSB CEN26LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA073.md): Rockwell International 114 · Stroud, OK · Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Dec 13, 2025 · N5879N · Substantial damage > The pilot’s inadequate fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of power due to fuel exhaustion. - [NTSB ANC22LA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC22LA046.md): Rockwell International 114 · Kailua-Kona, HI · Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report · Jun 21, 2022 · N4888W · Substantial damage > The failure of the hydraulic power supply’s electric motor due to wear, which resulted in the left main landing gear and nose gear not fully extending and locking into place during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adequately… - [NTSB GAA18CA403](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA403.md): Rockwell 114 · Corsicana, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jul 7, 2018 · N314CT · Substantial damage > The pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading during a soft-field takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in a rejected takeoff. - [NTSB GAA17CA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA483.md): Rockwell International 114 · Cairo, IL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Aug 9, 2017 · N4986S · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to extend the landing gear before landing, which resulted in a gear-up landing and a runway overrun. - [NTSB GAA16CA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA385.md): Rockwell International 114 · Munday, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Jun 13, 2016 · N5814N · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in an aborted takeoff, runway excursion, collision with a fence, and substantial damage. - [NTSB GAA16CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA171.md): Rockwell International 114 · Addison, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Mar 26, 2016 · N114P · Substantial damage > The private pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a runway excursion, collision with an airport sign, and a nose gear collapse. - [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 CEN14LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA210.md): Rockwell International 114 · Sturgis, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 19, 2014 · N4890W · Substantial damage > A cracked nose landing gear pulley, which resulted in the binding of the nosewheel steering system. - [NTSB CEN13IA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13IA355.md): Rockwell International 114 · Lapeer, MI · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · May 21, 2013 · N5832N · Minor damage > The malfunction of the pilot’s seat-latching mechanism due to a bent rod, which allowed the seat to come loose and slide full aft and resulted in a temporary loss of airplane control. - [NTSB ERA10CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA093.md): Rockwell International 114 · Birmingham, AL · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 9, 2009 · N5872N · Substantial damage > A total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion as a result of the pilot’s inadequate preflight fuel planning. - [NTSB CEN09CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA084.md): Rockwell International 114 · Meacham Int'l Airport, TX · Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report · Dec 6, 2008 · N4920W · Substantial damage > The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing. - [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 CHI04LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA199.md): Rockwell 114 · Grand Rapids, MI · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jul 29, 2004 · N114TS · Substantial damage > The right main landing gear failed as a result of the fatigue fracture due to the casting defect (inclusion) during the manufacture process. - [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 LAX98LA308](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA308.md): Rockwell Commander 114 · Atwater, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 26, 1998 · N114AL · Substantial damage > An internal capacitor failure and melting of the point cam followers, which resulted in failure of both magnetos, and subsequent total loss of engine power. - [NTSB FTW97LA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA156.md): Rockwell 114 · Oklahoma City, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Apr 7, 1997 · N4861W · Destroyed > The exhaust manifold cracking due to the pilot's inadequate maintenance modification of the exhaust system which resulted in a fire. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing. - [NTSB LAX94LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA364.md): Rockwell 114 · Poway, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 16, 1994 · N114FF · Substantial damage > fuel exhaustion due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning and failure to refuel the aircraft prior to departure. - [NTSB FTW94LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW94LA026.md): Rockwell 114 · Magnolia, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 8, 1993 · N1237W · Substantial damage > Was the owner's failure to perform corrective maintenance on the airplane's fuel system and the pilot's decision to operate it with known maintenance deficiencies. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain onto which a forced landing could be executed. - [NTSB ATL93LA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA099.md): Rockwell 114 · Woodstock, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 1, 1993 · N116RC · Substantial damage > The pilot's inadequate preflight planning which resulted in his failure to abort the takeoff when sufficient runway was available. - [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 ATL89LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA014.md): Rockwell 114 · Palma, KY · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 19, 1988 · N4753W · Substantial damage > The pilot reported a complete engine failure while descending to traffic pattern altitude. The attempts to restart the engine failed. The pilot crashed in a field. The investigation disclosed an internal magneto timing of 30 and 27 degrees respectively. The… - [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 CHI85LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA047.md): Rockwell 114 · Strongville, OH · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 14, 1984 · N4739W · Substantial damage > Plt was aware runway had a pronounced dip just prior to rotation area of his acft. Passing the dip on takeoff roll, he felt a 'shimmy' which he attributed to nose gear reaction to the dip. Plt considered aborting takeoff, but felt insufficient runway… - [NTSB LAX84LA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA137.md): Rockwell 114 · Las Vegas, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 11, 1984 · N50BG · Substantial damage > The acft veered off the rwy in a strong gusty crosswind. As the acft left the rwy the landing gear collapsed. The plt stated that she over-corrected having never attempted a takeoff in wind that strong. - [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 SEA82DA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA034.md): Rockwell Intl 114 · Everett, WA · Accident · No injuries · Final report · Mar 8, 1982 · N1924J · Destroyed > Shortly after touchdown on runway 29, the aircraft veered to the right, became airborne, and then veered sharply to the left. The passenger stated that after the initial touchdown and right drift, the pilot added power, pulled the nose up to a high attitude,… - [NTSB LAX82FUJ31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82FUJ31.md): Rockwell Commander 114 · San Simon, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Final report · Feb 24, 1982 · N4802W · Destroyed > After refueling at abilene the aircraft departed around noon on the second leg of a flight to repossess the aircraft. The pilot stated that he ran the engine at full rich with the fuel flow meter reading 18 gph. Using this figure the aircraft should have run… - [NTSB ATL82IA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82IA029.md): Rockwell 114 · Pensacola, FL · Incident · No injuries · Incident investigation · Final report · Jan 5, 1982 · N5782N · Minor damage > Pilot advised approach control that he smelled smoke and had erratic engine instrument readings when 20 miles from destination. The gear was extended and three green lights observed but shortly afterwards the warning light and horn activated. During the… - [NTSB FTW81DPD37](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD37.md): Rockwell 114 · Woodson, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Closed · Aug 22, 1981 · N5770N · Destroyed - [NTSB NYC81FFJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ07.md): Rockwell 114 · Akron, NY · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Apr 14, 1981 · N1922J · Substantial damage - [NTSB SEA81FYE10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE10.md): Rockwell 114 · Maple Valley, WA · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Jan 4, 1981 · N4723W · Destroyed - [NTSB LAX80FUG39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG39.md): Na Rockwell 114 TC · Baker, CA · Accident · No injuries · Closed · May 22, 1980 · N114TC · Substantial damage - [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 FTW79FPJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPJ07.md): Rockwell 114 · Billings, OK · Accident · No injuries · Closed · Mar 11, 1979 · N4740W · Substantial damage - [NTSB DEN79AA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79AA028.md): Rockwell 114 · Fairfield, UT · Accident · 4 fatal · Closed · Mar 4, 1979 · N4804W · Destroyed - [NTSB IAD78FIJ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FIJ07.md): Rockwell 114 · Parkersburg, WV · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Nov 25, 1977 · N4872W · Substantial damage - [NTSB IAD77FA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77FA048.md): Na Rockwell 114 · Littleton, NC · Accident · 3 fatal · Closed · Jun 24, 1977 · N4721W · Destroyed - [NTSB DEN77FTM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTM12.md): Na Rockwell 114 · Vernal, UT · Accident · Serious injuries · Closed · Mar 12, 1977 · N4735W · 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."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?model=7630314 --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). 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