Rockwell 112A N1339J

Summary

On 10 March 1985 at about 19:00 local time, a Rockwell 112A registered N1339J was involved in an accident near Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

10 March 1985 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

39.8904, -80.1796

Aircraft

Rockwell 112A

Registration

N1339J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC85LA077

Nobody was injured.

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 LANDED GEAR-UP IN A FLD FOLLOWING A LOSS OF PWR DURING AN INITIAL TAKEOFF CLIMB. PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO CHECK THE ENG AS IT HAD BEEN DISASSEMBLED BECAUSE OF METAL CONTAMINATION FROM THE CENTER MAIN BEARING. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE ENG DISCLOSED THE #1, #2 AND #4 CYLINDER SPARK PLUG ELECTRODES WERE PEENED WITH BROKEN OUT SECTIONS AND CERAMIC POSTS. THE RESPECTIVE CYLINDER BARRELS AND PISTON HEADS WERE FOUND BADLY MARKED. THE #3 PISTON HEAD WAS SLIGHTLY MARKED AND PEENING WAS BISIBLE ON THE VALVE HEADS. INTAKE AND EXHAUST PIPES SHOWED SCRAPE MARKS WHEN REMOVED. A 1/8 INCH PIECE OF ALUMINUM PIPE WAS FOUND INSIDE THE #4 INTAKE PIPE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.