# NTSB DEN77DTM11: Aero Comdr 112TC, N1866J, Vernal, UT, February 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1977
- Place: Vernal, UT · VERNAL, UT
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0477  77/2/18    VERNAL,UT           AERO COMDR 112TC    CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0830                    N1866J              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 38, 4739 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            77 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VERNAL MUNICIPAL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VERNAL,UT                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TAXIWAY CAVED IN ABOVE A BURIED WATERLINE. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1866J](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1866J), registered now, S/N 13032, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112TC
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (registry code 7630306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vernal Municipal

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770218003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218003819A), Feb 18, 1977: Rkwell 112TC, Vernal, UT, Substantial damage. Taxiway caved in above a buried waterline. Nose gear collapsed.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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