# NTSB OAK77DA039: Aero Comdr 112, N1168J, Missing Aircraft, June 19, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 19, 1977
- Place: Missing Aircraft · MISSING AIRCRAFT, UN
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DA039
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DA039

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2862  77/6/19    MISSING AIRCRAFT    AERO COMDR 112      CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 405
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1168J              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EUREKA,CA                   OXNARD,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- ACFT DMG & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1168J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1168J-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 168, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112
- Registry model: [Aero Commander 112](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-112) (registry code 0144701) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19770619031549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770619031549A), Jun 19, 1977: Rkwell 112, Missing Aircraf, CA, 1 fatal. Acft dmg & injury index presumed.

## Other investigations on N1168J (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 LAX96LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA321), Jun 19, 1977: Rockwell 112 (N1168J), Eureka, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions.

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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