ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269038
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| Date: | Sunday 17 October 2021 |
| Time: | 14:02 |
| Type: |  Rockwell Commander 112B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N112LS |
| MSN: | 511 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Three Points, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Tucson-Ryan Field, AZ (KRYN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
On October 17, 2021, about 1402 mountain standard time, a Rockwell International 112B airplane, N112LS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Three Points, Arizona. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight.
The pilot was conducting a personal training flight for an upcoming flight review. Flight track data revealed that shortly after departure the airplane conducted multiple 180° turns above a road then entered two clearing-turns before conducting multiple steep turns. The airplane then headed southwest and then southeast as airspeed slowed to about 60 kts. The data showed that, about 3,800 ft agl, the airplane’s airspeed slowed to about 50 kts and entered a steep descending left turn.
The airplane’s airspeed most likely dropped below stall speed during the slow flight maneuver and the pilot was unable to recover before impact.
Postaccident examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. The flap and landing gear configuration were not determined during the investigation due to the impact and thermal damage.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and the airplane enteringan aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.kold.com/2021/10/18/officials-no-survivors-plane-crash-near-arivaca/
http://www.sandiegoaircraftsales.com/aircraft/airplanes0419/n112ls/index.htm
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104111
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumbertxt=112LS
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N112LS
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=a034ac&lat=31.882&lon=-111.383&zoom=11.0&showTrace=2021-10-17
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Oct-2021 11:58 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Oct-2021 15:29 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source] |
| 18-Oct-2021 15:29 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 18-Oct-2021 17:17 | Geno | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source] |
| 19-Oct-2021 11:18 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category] |
| 19-Oct-2021 13:14 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 14-Jul-2022 13:58 | Captain Adam | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Nov-2023 22:19 | Captain Adam | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative, Accident report, Photo] |
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