# NTSB FTW86FA075: Rockwell 112A, N1356J, El Paso, TX, May 1, 1986

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: May 1, 1986, 17:06 local (23:06 UTC)
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Coordinates: 31.799659, -106.359306 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7997&lon=-106.3593&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 21900
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW86FA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/21900/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA075

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of engine power, takeoff - initial climb
  - reason for occurrence undetermined (cause)
- Forced landing, descent - emergency
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - loose gravel/sandy (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1356J-1988-04-05), registration cancelled 1988-04-05, S/N 356 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 112A
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (registry code 7630302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 356
- Airframe hours: 1671
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 31; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19860501017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860501017749A), May 1, 1986: Gulstm 112A, El Paso, TX, Destroyed. Engine quit on takeoff. Flipped over on a sand dune landing. No engine discrepancies found. Possible over gross.

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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