# NTSB FTW81DPD37: Rockwell 114, N5770N, Woodson, TX, August 22, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1981
- Place: Woodson, TX · WOODSON, TX
- Location: 33.0149° N, 99.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Woodson, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0149&lon=-99.0534&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123938
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW81DPD37
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81DPD37

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2580  81/8/22  NR.WOODSON,TX         ROCKWELL 114        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 460
        TIME - 1430                    N5770N              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 436 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAHAM,TX                   ABILENE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- THROTTLE LINK DISCONNECT AT FUEL INJECTOR SERVO.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5770N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5770N-1982-12-13), registration cancelled 1982-12-13, S/N 14354 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 114
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 114](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (registry code 7630314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810822090319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810822090319A), Aug 22, 1981: Rkwell 114, Woodson, TX, Destroyed. Crash occurred during attempted emergency landing. Throttle linkage found disconnected.

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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