Rockwell 114 N4989W
11 October 1979 · Bethany, West Virginia, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 October 1979 at about 20:49 local time, a Rockwell 114 registered N4989W, operated by Mountain Aire, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bethany, West Virginia, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bethany, West Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wheeling Ohio Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 114
- Registration
- N4989W
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Mountain Aire
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Syracuse, Ny → Parkersburg, Wv
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3704
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
PLT RPRTD AIRFRAME ICE & LOSS OF AIRSPEED INDICATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 1979 | Rockwell 114 | Billings, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1979 | Rockwell 114 | Hanksville, Utah, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 4 Mar 1979 | Rockwell 114 | Fairfield, Utah, United States | Commander Asso | Fatal | 4 |
| 1 Apr 1978 | Rockwell 114 | Charleston, South Carolina, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 22 Apr 1978 | Rockwell 114 | Roscoe, New York, United States | Lewmar Air TOR | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jul 1980 | Rockwell 114 | Santa Cruz, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |