# NTSB OAK77DXQ29: Aero Comdr 112TCA, N4569W, Truckee, CA, July 24, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1977
- Place: Truckee, CA · TRUCKEE, CA
- Location: 39.3280° N, 120.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Truckee, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3280&lon=-120.1833&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 12, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146486
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77DXQ29
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77DXQ29

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1425  77/7/24    TRUCKEE,CA          AERO COMDR 112TCA   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 314
        TIME - 1200                    N4569W              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 24 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TRUCKEE-TAHOE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SAN CARLOS,CA               TRUCKEE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4569W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4569W-2013-07-09), registration cancelled 2013-07-09, S/N 13059, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112TCA
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (registry code 7630306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe

## 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 19770724019239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770724019239A), Jul 24, 1977: Rkwell 112TC, Truckee, CA, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N4569W (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 LAX95FA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA272), Jul 29, 1995: Rockwell 112TC (N4569W), Los Angeles, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: an undetermined aircraft system malfunction, and the pilot's delayed remedial action in response to insufficient braking action and/or inability to control engine power.

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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