- Date
- March 7, 1987, 12:56 local (17:56 UTC)
- Place
- Edgewood, MD
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N112BBRockwell 112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 24, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 11283
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
On the day of the accident and before the accident flight, the inlet fuel hose to the fuel flow divider was replaced. The hose assembly was fabricated by maint personnel. An inspection flight afterwards revealed engine roughness during fuel mixture leaning. After the inspection flight, it was concluded that fuel flow was inadequate and the fuel injector nozzles were cleaned. A second inspection flight revealed satisfactory operation during fuel mixture leaning and the acft was returned to service. Engine power loss occurred shortly after tkof when the acft was climbing to cruise altitude. A loss of control occurred on the acdt flt, as the plt was attempting a landing in an open area alongside rr tracks. The acft erupted in fire after ground impact. Examination of the acft revealed pieces of rubber inside the fuel flow divider.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N112BB
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 117
- Airframe hours
- 2,860
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edgewood Arsenal Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 27, 1986 · 33 hours before
- Airport
- EDG · Wiede Aaf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Unknown
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 459 total · 50 in this make and model · 263 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg