- Date
- December 7, 1986, 18:55 local (23:55 UTC)
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1142JNorth American Rockwell 112
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861207082719A
- Case key
- 31739
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Analysis
The acft, being flown by a non-instrument rated plt, appeared over the arpt without making contact with the tower while the arpt was under instrument flt conditions and the control zone was in operation. After making several erratic passes the plt contacted the tower and requested a special VFR clearance. The plt was cleared to land on rwy 31. The plt called a short time later and stated he had missed the rwy and was again cleared to land on rwy 31. Witnesses reported seeing the acft on downwind for rwy 31 and as it turned base it entered the clouds. The acft came out of the clouds in a nose down, steep right bank attitude and struck the ground. The plt was informed of the instrument weather conditions when he received a weather briefing prior to departure.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1142J
- Reported as
- North American Rockwell 112
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 116
- Airframe hours
- 3,550
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-360-C1D6, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- M. Frank K. Ziegler
- Registered owner
- Brown Johnson Co.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 23, 1986 · 35 hours before
- Departed
- X41 · New Port Richey, FL
- Destination
- CRG · Jacksonville, FL
- Airport
- CRG · Craig Munincipal, runway 31, 4,007 × 100 ft, asphalt
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
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 160 total · 100 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command · 35 in the last 90 days · 35 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 10° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 400 ft broken
- Temperature
- 59 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CRG, 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.