# NTSB LAX79FVA16: Aero Comdr 112A, N1109J, Long Beach, CA, July 24, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1979
- Place: Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Location: 33.7670° N, 118.1892° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Long Beach, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7670&lon=-118.1892&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135066
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79FVA16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79FVA16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1302  79/7/24    LONG BEACH,CA       AERO COMDR 112A     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1430                    N1109J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 32, 3756 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            202 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LONG BEACH,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS - *ERROR-INVALID CODE*
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- TEFLON-LIKE SHAVINGS FOUND IN THE AREA OF THE IDLE VALVE STEM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1109J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1109J-1982-07-27), registration cancelled 1982-07-27, S/N 109 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112A
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 112](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (registry code 0144701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Long Beach

## 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 19790724019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790724019499A), Jul 24, 1979: Rkwell 112A, Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit during initial climb from touch and go. Found foreign substance in fuel injector system.

## Other investigations on N1109J (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW77FQG21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FQG21), Apr 9, 1977: Aero Comdr 112A (N1109J), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage

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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