# NTSB NYC81FFJ07: Rockwell 114, N1922J, Akron, NY, April 14, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 14, 1981
- Place: Akron, NY · AKRON, NY
- Location: 43.0180° N, 78.4978° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Akron, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0180&lon=-78.4978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126276
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81FFJ07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FFJ07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0916  81/4/14    AKRON,NY            ROCKWELL 114        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 60, 381
        TIME - 1455                    N1922J              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 85 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AKRON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AKRON,NY                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      51
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          260                                                       20
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 25KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1922J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1922J-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 14022, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROCKWELL 114
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 114](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-114) (registry code 7630314) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (registry code 41532, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Akron

## 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 19810414016579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810414016579A), Apr 14, 1981: Rkwell 114, Akron, NY, Substantial damage. Pilot lost control of aircraft and crashed short of landing runway. Wind was gusty.

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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