- Date
- June 26, 1980
- Place
- Aspermont, TX · ASPERMONT, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4684WRockwell 112TCA
- Status
- Completed · report September 15, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800626021519A
- Case key
- 129996
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1715 80/6/26 ASPERMONT,TX ROCKWELL CO 112TCA CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 548 TIME - 2120 N4684W PX- 2 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DOUGLASS FLYING S DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ASPERMONT,TX ABILENE,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH TEMPERATURE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 100 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- STEEP PULL-UP AT END OF 2300FT RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4684W
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112TCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Douglass Flying S
N4684WRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Rockwell International 112TCAAirframe modelRockwell International 112TCAEngine modelLycoming T0-360 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.