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NTSB accident investigation · Rockwell International 112 · Burlington, VT · July 23, 2025

Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedPreliminary report
Date
July 23, 2025, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
Place
Burlington, VT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N112EFRockwell International 112
Defining event
Landing: Fuel exhaustion
Status
Investigation ongoing
Investigation class
Class 3
NTSB office
Eastern Region Aviation
Parties
FAA/FSDO
FAA report
20250723010099A
Case key
200747

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Preliminary report

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On July 23, 2025, about 1300 eastern daylight time, N112EF, a Rockwell International 112 airplane, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Burlington, Vermont. The pilot was not injured. The flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The pilot/owner departed Patrick Leahy Burlington Airport (BTV), Burlington, Vermont, about 0840, with 48 gallons of fuel, and flew to Martha’s Vineyard Airport (MVY), Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. He landed about 1020. The pilot said that he planned to purchase fuel in MVY, but the wait was too long and departed back to BTV about 1104. The pilot stated that he was on the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern for runway 10 at BTV when the engine suddenly lost power. He attempted to reach the runway but landed about 15 ft short and impacted a berm resulting in substantial damage to the left wing spar. The airplane wreckage was retained for further examination.

Sequence of events

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Aircraft

Registration
N112EF
Reported as
Rockwell International 112
Category
Airplane
Serial number
309
Built
1975
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Personal · Part 91
Departed
MVY · Martha's Vineyard, MA
Destination
Same as departure
Airport
BTV

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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