Rockwell 112A N1347J

Summary

On 5 October 1985 at about 14:20 local time, a Rockwell 112A registered N1347J, operated by Wallace Seavers, was involved in an accident near Gravois Mills, Missouri, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

5 October 1985 at 14:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Gravois Mills, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Wulff Harbor (04K)

Coordinates

38.3004, -92.8195

Aircraft

Rockwell 112A

Registration

N1347J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wallace Seavers

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kansas City → Gravois Mills

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MKC86FA002

2 people died.

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

THE ACFT WAS OBSERVED ON FINAL WITH THE GEAR DOWN, FLYING ALONG A RIDGE THAT WAS BESIDE A LAKE. WITNESSES STATED THAT IT WAS BELOW THE ELEVATION OF THE ARPT THAT WAS ON TOP OF THE HILL. TWO WITNESSES ALSO STATED THAT THE ENG WAS RUNNING BUT NOT AT FULL PWR. WHEN THE ACFT WAS JUST SHORT OF THE HILL, IT MADE A STEEP 180 DEG TURN TO THE RIGHT AND DESCENDED INTO THE WATER AND FLIPPED FORWARD TO THE INVERTED POSITION.THE PLT AND HIS WIFE WERE STILL ALIVE FOR THE THREE OR FOUR MINUTES THAT THE ACFT REMAINED AFLOAT. IT WAS RECOVERED IN 15 FT OF WATER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.