- Date
- May 1, 1986, 17:06 local (23:06 UTC)
- Place
- El Paso, TX
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1356JRockwell 112A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860501017749A
- Case key
- 21900
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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
The plt rprtd that the eng quit immediately after takeoff. During an emerg landing on arpt property, the acft collided with a sand dune & nosed over. An exam of the eng revealed no discrepancies. The extent of damage prevented a thorough exam of the fuel sys. The preimpact position of the fuel selector could not be determined.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1356J
- Reported as
- Rockwell 112A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 356
- Airframe hours
- 1,671
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mountain Air Aviation
- Registered owner
- Swander Aircraft Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 4, 1986 · 43 hours before
- Destination
- 2E5 · Del City, TX
- Airport
- ELP · El Paso Intl, runway 26L, 9,008 × 150 ft, asphalt
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
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 360 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F, dew point 30 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ELP
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.