# NTSB MIA77FLG14: Aero Comdr 112A, N1368J, Union, SC, April 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 18, 1977
- Place: Union, SC · UNION, SC
- Location: 34.7234° N, 81.6249° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Union, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7234&lon=-81.6249&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FLG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FLG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1787  77/4/18  NR.UNION,SC           AERO COMDR 112A     CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 165
        TIME - 1540                    N1368J              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HENDERSONVILLE,NC           GREENVILLE,SC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER                       IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION
        REMARKS- BLADE SEPARATED 5IN FROM TIP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1368J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1368J-1993-08-02), registration cancelled 1993-08-02, S/N 368 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112A
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112A](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112a) (registry code 7630302) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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