- Date
- May 26, 1985, 12:40 local (16:40 UTC)
- Place
- Woodbridge, VA
- Injuries
- 5 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1417JRockwell 112B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850526020619A
- Case key
- 11133
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Analysis
On may 26,1985,at approximately 1240 hrs EDT,a rockwell international commander 1120,N1417J,collided with trees aft tkof fm Woodbridge arpt in Woodbridge,VA. The acft was destroyed drng the post impact fire and the put plt and 4 pax all suffered fatal injuries. Witnesses concur that the plane appeared to brush the top branches of a tree located abt 400FT off and to the left of the departure end of rwy 01 drng initial climbout. This was followed by a 50 foot climb aft which the acft began a slipping left turn with an increasing bank angle until it descended into trees. The calculated gross wt of the acft at the time of tkof was abt 3021 pounds,the certificated max gross wt of the acft is 2800 pounds. The length of rwy 01 at Woodbridge arpt is 2250FT and the recorded temperature at time of tkof was 83 degrees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1417J
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 532
- Airframe hours
- 1,277
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Herbert E. Ewing
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 1, 1985
- Departed
- W22 · Woodbridge, VA
- Destination
- MQI · Manteo, NC
- Airport
- W22 · Woodbridge, runway 1, 2,250 × 45 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 59
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 493 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- IAD, 67 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.