Rockwell 112 accident near Three Points, AZ
On October 17, 2021, a Rockwell 112 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Three Points, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- October 17, 2021
- Place
- Three Points, AZ
- Aircraft
- Rockwell 112 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 31.913°N, 111.430°W
- NTSB ID
- 20211018104111
Official records · WPR22FA012
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On October 17, 2021, about 1402 mountain standard time, a Rockwell International 112B airplane, N112LS, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Three Points, Arizona. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated by the pilot as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. Recorded automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) data showed that the airplane departed from runway 24L at Ryan Field (RYN), Tucson, Arizona, about 1339, climbed to 4,500 ft mean sea level (msl) [about 2,700 ft above ground level (agl)], and traveled southwest for about 5 minutes before entering into multiple 180° turns over a southbound road. The data shows the airplane continued to the southwest before making a wide right turn and then a left turn. The data showed four 360°- turn maneuvers before heading southwest, and then southeast, as airspeed slowed to about 60 kts. The data showed that about 3,800 ft agl, the airplane’s airspeed slowed to about 50 kts and entered a steep descending left turn. The airplane continued in a descending left turn until ADS-B contact was lost about 1402, at an altitude of about 250 ft agl near the accident site. Concerned friends of the pilot who were tracking the accident flight contacted the local authorities later that afternoon. The airplane was found that evening by local law enforcement on level, wooded desert terrain. According to a friend of the pilot, he was preparing for an upcoming flight review scheduled for the following Tuesday. During the investigation, identification of the flight instructor performin
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in the exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack and the airplane entering an aerodynamic stall.
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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.
