Rockwell 114 N314CT
7 July 2018 · Corsicana, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 July 2018 at about 16:00 local time, a Rockwell 114 registered N314CT was involved in an accident near Corsicana, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Corsicana, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- C David Campbell Field-Corsica (CRS)
- Coordinates
- 32.0289, -96.3969
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 114
- Registration
- N314CT
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1976
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Arlington → Corsicana
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA403
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain the runway heading during a soft-field takeoff with a tailwind, which resulted in a rejected takeoff.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported that, while practicing a soft-field takeoff in light wind conditions, as the nosewheel lifted off the runway, he released the aft pressure on the yoke. The airplane "found" ground effect, and "all felt normal." The airplane then began to drift left, so he applied right rudder, but the rudder input had little effect. The landing gear was not yet retracted, so he landed the airplane on the grass off the end of the runway. During the ground roll, the left wing hit a tree and went through a barbed wire fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The automated weather observation system at the airport reported that, about the time of the accident, the wind was from 100° at 5 knots. The pilot departed from runway 32.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Rockwell 114 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2017 | Rockwell 114 | Cairo, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jun 2016 | Rockwell 114 | Munday, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 2016 | Rockwell 114 | Addison, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Dec 2021 | Rockwell 114 | Redcliffe, Australia | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 3 Dec 2015 | Rockwell 114 | Lancashire, England, United Kingdom | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Apr 2014 | Rockwell 114 | Sturgis, Michigan, United States | Murphy Patrick M | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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