- Date
- December 5, 1977
- Place
- Gary, IN · GARY, IN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N4649WRockwell 112TC
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19771205039109A
- Case key
- 144078
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4168 77/12/5 GARY, IN ROCKWELL 112TC CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1720 N4649W PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 866 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 20 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARY MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FORT WORTH, TX CHICAGO, IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: INITIAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MISCALCULATED FUEL CONSUMPTION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4649W
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112TC
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gary Municipal
N4649WRegistration cancelled Nov 19, 1991 · Rockwell International 112TCAAirframe modelRockwell International 112TCA
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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