- Date
- June 22, 1985, 10:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Landers, WY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N37775Rockwell Aerocommander 112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850622030429A
- Case key
- 16709
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On June 22, 1985, a rockwell aerocommander 112 impacted the ground immediately after takeoff. The density alt was 7700 ft. after takeoff the plt realized the acft would not clear a ridgetop. The acft began to descend & was maneuvered to land on level terrain. A wintess said he knew the acft did not have enough speed to takeoff.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N37775
- Reported as
- Rockwell Aerocommander 112 (AEROCOMMAN)
- Category
- Airplane
- Airframe hours
- 1,440
- Engine
- Lycoming 10-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gorvan Leduc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 15, 1984
- Destination
- Laurel, MT
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- LND · Hunt, runway 21, 5,100 × 75 ft
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
- 64
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 40 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 40° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.