# NTSB SEA80DYE06: Aero Comdr 112A, N1478J, Vashon Island, WA, November 7, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 7, 1979
- Place: Vashon Island, WA · VASHON ISLAND, WA
- Location: 47.4290° N, 122.4782° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vashon Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.4290&lon=-122.4782&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133293
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA80DYE06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYE06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3543   79/11/7   VASHON ISLAND,WA    AERO COMDR 112A     CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1340                    N1478J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 42, 542 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            30 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VASHON ISLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SEATTLE,WA                  RETURN                       VASHON ISLAND,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           57                                                      340
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           15                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- SETTLED INTO TREES WHILE IP WAS DEMONSTRATING SOFT FLD TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1478J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1478J-2014-09-05), registration cancelled 2014-09-05, S/N 478, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AERO COMDR 112A
- Registry model: [Rockwell International 112TC](https://openairdocs.org/model/rockwell-international-112tc) (registry code 7630306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vashon Island

## 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 19791107032369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791107032369A), Nov 7, 1979: Rkwell 112A, Vashon, WA, Substantial damage. CFI allowed aircraft to drift off runway alignment after takeoff. Aircraft hit tree. Premature takeoff. .

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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