- Date
- February 7, 1982, 16:15 local (Feb 8, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Aurora, OR
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N4660WRockwell Comdr 112TCA
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820207003079A
- Case key
- 69846
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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.
Analysis
During takeoff, the plane was observed to rotate to a steep nose high attitude, then roll into a steep bank, go into a descent, and crash. During the descent, it rolled to a wings level attitude before impacting with the nose slightly down. An examination of the flight controls revealed no preimpact malfunction or failure except that the elevator trim was inoperative. The elevator trim was found in a nose down position. The owner reported the trim button was inoperative, so it would have been set manually. The pilot's seat failed during impact. Impact marks revealed it was in the 9th position from full forward which was 9 1/8 inches from the front of the seat track to the front roller. The 13th position would have been full aft. The investigator was about the same height as the pilot. He reported he could move the control wheel and rudder with no problem when checked with the seat full aft in a similar aircraft. The pilot had only one other flight in that make and model as PIC.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4660W
- Reported as
- Rockwell Comdr 112TCA
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 13190
- Airframe hours
- 456
- Engine
- Lycoming TO-360-C1A6D, 180 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dennis Yates
- Registered owner
- Dennis Yates
- Departed
- 3S2 · Aurora, OR
- Destination
- 0reg0n City, OR
- Airport
- 3S2 · Aurora
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,000 total · 3 in this make and model · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 10 knots
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.