# NTSB LAX80FUG39: Na Rockwell 114 TC, N114TC, Baker, CA, May 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 22, 1980
- Place: Baker, CA · BAKER, CA
- Location: 35.2769° N, 116.0717° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2769&lon=-116.0717&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 1, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131146
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX80FUG39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FUG39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0477  80/5/22    BAKER,CA            NA ROCKWELL 114 TC  CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 403
        TIME - 0900                    N114TC              PX-  0  0  0  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAKER,CA                   UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- TRANSPORTING PARTS FOR MINING MACHINERY.TKOF FRM ROAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N114TC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N114TC), registered now, S/N 14355, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NA ROCKWELL 114 TC
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 114](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (registry code 7630314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (registry code 41530, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19800522019409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800522019409A), May 22, 1980: Rkwell 114, Baker, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft stalled on attempted take-off from highway.

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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