- Date
- March 18, 1991, 13:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Nederland, CO
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1241JRockwell 112B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910318005659A
- Case key
- 18076
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Probable cause
Deteriorated ignition harness and ignition lead arcing. Factors were the high density altitude and lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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
As the airplane entered a mountain pass, the pilot noticed decreasing engine manifold pressure. Unable to clear higher terrain, he made a forced landing in deep snow. Post-accident examination revealed the right ignition harness was deteriorated and the ignition leads had arced. The left ignition harness (slick 1200 series) had been altered with the use of unapproved bendix 'pancake' grommets. The airplane had flown 129 hrs since the last annual inspection. Conditions prevented recovery of the wreckage until 6/27/91. Total time on the engine was 1,714 hrs. Recommended overhaul interval was 1,800 hrs.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1241J
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112B
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 504
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Berger, Henry M. & June H.
- Registered owner
- Berger, Henry M. & June H.
- Departed
- BJC · Broomfield, CO
- Destination
- SBS · Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Flight plan
- VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 68
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 7,241 total · 317 in this make and model · 7,129 as pilot in command · 31 in the last 90 days · 17 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- SBS, 65 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.