- Date
- June 6, 1987, 11:20 local (16:20 UTC)
- Place
- Ft.Worth, TX
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1153JRockwell Commander 112
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 27, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870606033999A
- Case key
- 22249
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Analysis
On 6/6/87 a rockwell commander 112, N1153J, impacted the terrain near meacham field, forth worth, Texas while on a photography flight. The pilot had been cleared to land on runway 16L when the tower changed the runway assignment to 16R. The pilot added power and the engine quit causing the pilot to attempt a forced landing to the off ramp of interstate highway 820. The aircraft impacted in rough, uneven terrain and was substantially damaged. The pilot and two passengers onboard were not injured. The pilot placed the fuel tank selector on the right tank during the landing sequence. Inspection of the acft revealed no fuel in the engine, less than 1 qt in the rt wing tk and approx 17 gals in the left wing tank.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1153J
- Reported as
- Rockwell Commander 112 (COMMANDER)
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 153
- Airframe hours
- 186
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Frank De Cicco
- Registered owner
- Frank Decicco
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 23, 1987 · 9 hours before
- Airport
- FTW · Meacham
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
- 54
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 1,533 total · 55 in this make and model · 1,296 as pilot in command · 33 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 150° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 59 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTW, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.