Rockwell 114A N5913N
13 December 1998 · New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 13 December 1998 at about 19:10 local time, a Rockwell 114A registered N5913N, operated by William Conroy, was involved in an accident near New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Smyrna Bch, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- New Symrna Beach Muni (EVB)
- Coordinates
- 29.0207, -80.9194
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 114A
- Registration
- N5913N
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William Conroy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA99LA044
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilots failure to maintain adequate altitude clearance with the terrain during final approach, and the subsequent collision with high vegetation and a road sign.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot was performing touch and go landings to runway 29 with the winds reported to be 210 degrees at 6 knots, gusting to 13 knots. Observers stated that the aircraft was low and collided with scrub brush and a road sign outside the airport boundary, dug a left wing tip in the dirt, and commenced a cartwheel onto the airport and burned.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Apr 1997 | Rockwell 114 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | Robert K. Cordray | No injuries | - |
| 16 Sep 1994 | Rockwell 114 | Poway, California, United States | Eddies Aero Service | No injuries | - |
| 8 Nov 1993 | Rockwell 114 | Magnolia, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1993 | Rockwell 114 | Woodstock, Georgia, United States | MacLin, Henry | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2003 | Rockwell 114 | Bishop, California, United States | Steven D. Meissel | Fatal | 4 |
| 29 Jul 2004 | Rockwell 114 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Aug 1998 | Cessna 172F | Spring Hill, Florida, United States | Barrett A. Bailey | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 1998 | Cessna 172G | Leesburg, Florida, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1998 | Gulfstream American 690C | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 May 1998 | Mohr SKYBOLT | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 May 1998 | Bell 47G | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Wing and Rotor International | No injuries | - |
| 27 May 1998 | Beechcraft 95 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | RAY T. Hanselman | Minor injuries | - |