Rockwell Commander 114 accident near Hot Springs, AR
On December 6, 2002, a Rockwell Commander 114 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hot Springs, AR. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- December 6, 2002
- Place
- Hot Springs, AR
- Aircraft
- Rockwell Commander 114 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 34.454°N, 93.122°W
- NTSB ID
- 20021218X05618
Official records · DEN03FA023
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Transcript of Radio Communications: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 5, 2002, at approximately 1858 Central Standard Time, a Rockwell Commander 114, N314M, was destroyed when it struck a house subsequent to a loss of engine power while in cruise flight near Hot Springs, Arkansas. The instrument rated private pilot received serious injuries, and his passenger was fatally injured. The pilot/owner was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Night visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country personal flight that originated from Dallas, Texas, 1 hour, 36 minutes before the accident. The pilot was flying on an IFR (instrument flight rules) flight plan (he canceled his IFR flight plan approximately 2 minutes before impact) and his destination was Little Rock, Arkansas. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Air Traffic Controller (ATC; tower control) at Adams Field, Little Rock, Arkansas, said that the airplane departed at 1113, on an IFR for Addison Airport, Dallas, Texas. The pilot's flight planning sheets indicate that the 253 nautical mile (nm) flight would take approximately 1 hour, 50 minutes to fly. While at Addison Airport, the pilot had the airplane fueled (topped off) with 30 gallons of 100 LL (low lead) and 2 quarts of oil. ATC at Addison Airport said the airplane departed at 1722, and was cleared IFR, at 9,000 feet, for his route back to Little Rock, Arkansas. On the voice tapes, retrieved from Memphis ARTCC (Air Route Traffic Control Center), the pilot had requested a descent down to 7,000 feet at approximately 1851. At approximately 3 1/2 minutes later, the pilot asked to
Probable cause
the loss of engine power due to the failure of the engine ignition system's single-drive dual-magneto, and the magneto's improper installation by unknown maintenance personnel. Contributing factors were the improper installation of the magneto by unknown maintenance personnel, the lack of suitable terrain for a forced landing, and the dark night light condition.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
